Adult Numeracy: Assessment and Development. UIL Policy Brief 13

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Institution	UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) (Germany)
Titel	Adult Numeracy: Assessment and Development. UIL Policy Brief 13
Quelle	(2020), (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adults; Numeracy; Lifelong Learning; Educational Policy; International Organizations; Evaluation Methods; Adult Learning; Teaching Methods; Social Change; Job Skills; Employment Potential; Well Being; Health; Citizen Participation; COVID-19; Pandemics; Statistics; Disease Control; Social Problems; Barriers; Educational Strategies; Strategic Planning; Measurement; Cultural Pluralism; Multilingualism; Cross Cultural Studies; Money Management; Technological Literacy; Case Studies; Foreign Countries; Capacity Building; Kenya; Bangladesh; Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rechenkompetenz; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; International organisation; International organisations; International organization; Internationale Organisation; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Sozialer Wandel; Produktive Fertigkeit; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Gesundheit; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Statistik; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Lehrstrategie; Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Messverfahren; Kulturpluralismus; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Technisches Wissen; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Ausland; Kenia; Bangladesch
Abstract	Adult numeracy is key to improving citizens' lives and supporting the development of jobs markets, economies and societies around the globe. However, its importance is all too often overlooked, in terms of both numeracy education (for adults and in schools) and monitoring of skill levels by credible direct assessment. The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) has published a policy brief to support the assessment and development of adult numeracy worldwide. Recent changes in the world of work, such as jobs growth in the information and service sectors, mean that today's workers need adequate numeracy skills in order to adapt (Jonas, 2018). Numeracy competency is also linked to important aspects of individual well-being, such as health and active citizenship (OECD, 2019). The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the prime importance of numeracy skills. The public's ability to understand and analyse the large volumes of statistical information and projections that are being circulated via media channels has become crucial to the success of national measures aimed at reducing infection rates and easing the social and economic consequences of the pandemic. Existing data, however, suggests that many adults do not have sufficient numeracy skills. The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), for example, notes that a large percentage of the adult population -- 30 to 60 per cent in middle-income countries and 10 to 40 per cent in high-income countries -- have low or very low levels of numeracy proficiency (OECD, 2019). Furthermore, many countries have no data on which to base an assessment of their existing numeracy gaps. The UIL policy brief highlights these challenges and recommends: (1) adopting a long-range national strategy focusing on adult numeracy that involves the use of direct numeracy measures (distinct from literacy); (2) investing in the development of national capacities to measure and improve adult numeracy skills; and (3) developing a creative and scalable monitoring approach that reflects the respective country's demographic and linguistic diversity. [This policy brief is based on joint contributions by Iddo Gal and UIL staff.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning. Feldbrunnenstrasse 58, 20148 Hamburg, Germany. Tel: +49-40-4480410; Fax: +49-40-4107723; e-mail: ull-pub@unesco.org; Web site: http://uil.unesco.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01