kathleen writes “Highlights From the 2003 International Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL) were released May 11, 2005.
The Adult Literacy and Lifeskills (ALL) Survey is an international comparative study designed to provide participating countries, including the United States, with information about the skills of their adult populations. ALL measured the literacy and numeracy skills of a nationally representative sample from each participating country.
The International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) is a large-scale, international comparative assessment designed to identify and measure a range of skills linked to the social and economic characteristics of individuals across (or within) nations. As our societies become more and more information-oriented, it is clear that adults will need a broad set of skills in order to participate effectively in the labor market, in political processes, and in their communities. They will need to be literate and numerate; they will need to be capable problem-solvers; and increasingly, they will need to be familiar with information and communications technologies.
IALS provides information on the skills and attitudes of adults aged 16-65 in a number of different areas, including:
* Prose Literacy
* Document Literacy
* Quantitative Literacy”
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