Tag: IALS
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Who cares about literacy, numeracy, and other excuses for the crappy economy?
In 1996 New Zealand took part in the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS). This evolved into the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALLS) survey in 2006. Now in 2012, the survey has evolved again. The new acronym is PIAAC which stands for the Programme for International Assessment of Adult Competencies. The two earlier studies kicked…