Assessing the Basic Skills of the Highly Educated in 21 OECD Countries: An International Benchmark Study of Graduates' Proficiency in Literacy and Numeracy Using the PIAAC 2012 Data

Autor/inn/en	Lindberg, Matti; Silvennoinen, Heikki
Titel	Assessing the Basic Skills of the Highly Educated in 21 OECD Countries: An International Benchmark Study of Graduates' Proficiency in Literacy and Numeracy Using the PIAAC 2012 Data
Quelle	In: Comparative Education, 54 (2018) 3, S.325-351 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-0068
DOI	10.1080/03050068.2017.1403676
Schlagwörter	Literacy; Numeracy; Basic Skills; International Assessment; Foreign Countries; College Graduates; Comparative Analysis; Usability; Benchmarking; Adults; Netherlands; Sweden; Finland; Japan; Norway; Belgium; Austria; Czech Republic; United States; United Kingdom; Canada; Germany; Denmark; France; Poland; Estonia; Ireland; Slovakia; South Korea; Spain; Italy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Rechenkompetenz; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Ausland; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Niederlande; Schweden; Finnland; Norwegen; Belgien; Österreich; Tschechische Republik; USA; Großbritannien; Kanada; Deutschland; Dänemark; Frankreich; Polen; Estland; Irland; Slowakei; Korea; Republik; Spanien; Italien
Abstract	This study compares the literacy and numeracy proficiencies of higher education (HE) degree holders in 21 OECD countries based on primary analysis of the national data sets collected via the OECD's Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2012 study. The differences in the graduates' average literacy and numeracy proficiencies amongst the OECD countries are substantial. Depending on the country, a smaller or greater proportion of a young highly educated age group does not have sufficient skills in literacy or numeracy to cope with many of the everyday tasks requiring the use of that skill. The PIAAC study challenges existing evaluation practices of the effectiveness of HE in fostering individual skills and puts into perspective the attempts to lift national average skill levels by increasing the HE sector's intake. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01