Literacy & Numeracy Publications
Research on teaching and learning in literacy, language and numeracy and analyses of international surveys on adult literacy and numeracy.
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Digital inclusion in New Zealand: 2014 Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)
This is the final in a series of in-depth reports from the 2014 Survey of Adult Skills. This report focuses on the digital skills and the digital inclusion of 16 to 65-year-old New Zealanders. Digital inclusion is equity of opportunity…
Author(s): Paul Satherley, Senior Research Analyst, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2021
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Comparing literacy and numeracy scales in the Assessment Tool and Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)
This report is intended to help educators and researchers using the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool understand the extent to which results from the Assessment Tool can be compared with the results from the Survey of Adult Skills.…
Author(s): Ministry of Education
Date Published: March 2019
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How are skills related to social and economic participation? Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)
New Zealand participated in the OECD's Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) in 2014. The survey is part of the OECD's Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC).This A3 looks at how skill levels relate to social and economic…
Author(s): Paul Satherley, Tertiary, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2018
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What can the Survey of Adult Skills tell us about how skills and education relate to social well-being? (PIAAC)
This paper presents some key results on how skills relate to health, social participation and social trust. People with higher skills and higher education have higher levels of self-reported health, volunteer more often, trust others more, and feel they have…
Author(s): David Scott, Tertiary, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2018
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What are some characteristics of people with strong skills? Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)
New Zealand participated in the OECD's Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) in 2014. The survey is part of the OECD's Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). This A3 looks at some of the characteristics people with strong…
Author(s): Paul Satherley, Tertiary, Ministry of Education
Date Published: December 2018
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Survey of Adult Skills: Regional and local profiles
We have developed a visual tool that shows distribution of literacy, numeracy and problem-solving skills across the country by region and territorial authority. The tool also includes information on related variables, namely: qualification levels, use of ICT at work and…
Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2018 | Last Updated: November 2019
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PIAAC measures of qualification, field of study and skill mismatch
This technical note looks at the three measures of mismatch in the Survey of Adult Skills: qualification level, field of study and skills. It provides general comment on the strengths and weaknesses of each measure and how robust they are…
Author(s): Amapola Generosa, MBIE and David Earle and Paul Satherley, Tertiary, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2018
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Pacific adults' literacy, numeracy and problem solving skills: Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)
This is part of a series of in-depth reports from the Survey of Adult Skills. This report covers how the literacy, numeracy and problem solving skills (measured in English) of Pacific adults relate to their education and work. It also…
Author(s): Paul Satherley, Senior Research Analyst, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: October 2018
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Māori adults' literacy, numeracy and problem solving skills: Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)
This is part of a series of in-depth reports from the Survey of Adult Skills. This report covers how the literacy, numeracy and problem solving skills (measured in English) of Māori adults relate to their education, work and speaking to…
Author(s): Matt Jones and Paul Satherley, Senior Analysts, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: April 2018
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Survey of Adult Skills: Adults' financial literacy activities
This is part of a series of in-depth reports from the Survey of Adult Skills. This report covers key findings on how often New Zealand adults (aged 16 to 65) participate in financial literacy activities in both everyday life and…
Author(s): Paul Satherley, Principal Analyst, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: August 2017
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Literacy, achievement and success: Reading the world in order to read the word
This project was a collaboration between Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi (TWWoA) and the Ministry of Education (the Ministry). The aim of the project was to identify the transforming thinking, actions and practices that contributed to improved literacy and educational…
Author(s): Vaughan Bidois, Pania Te Maro, David Earle and Chris Lane, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: August 2017
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Youth Skills: Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)
This is part of a series of in-depth reports from the Survey of Adult Skills. This report covers key findings on how New Zealand youth (aged 16 to 24) compare internationally and what factors are associated with higher youth skills.…
Author(s): Matt Jones, Senior Research Analyst, and Paul Satherley, Principal Research Analyst, for the Ministry of Education
Date Published: July 2017
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Skills and Education: Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)
This report investigates the relationship between education and skills for New Zealand adults, how this relationship has changed over time and how it compares to other countries. Barriers to further education and how the relationship between education and skills varies…
Author(s): Ministry of Education and Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Date Published: June 2016
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Skills in New Zealand and around the world: Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)
This report looks at how the skills in of New Zealand adults compare to other countries and how they have changed over time. Also explored is how skills in New Zealand vary by age, ethnicity, gender and migration status.…
Author(s): Ministry of Education and Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Date Published: June 2016
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Skills at Work: Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC)
This report looks at how skills, work-related learning and qualification mismatch varies across different industries and occupations. The report also compares training rates and the prevalence of qualification, skills and field-of-study mismatch in New Zealand to other countries.…
Author(s): Ministry of Education and Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Date Published: June 2016
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Updating the Adult and Literacy Life Skills Survey: Estimating change in skills distribution since 2006
This paper firstly estimates the effect of population changes since 2006 on the skills distribution of the population. This provides a new estimate of the results of the ALL survey taking account of population changes since 2006 This will aid…
Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2015
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Literacy and numeracy assessments of adult English language learners
This report is an attempt to answer questions about the extent to which the Assessment Tool can reasonably and legitimately be used to assess the literacy and numeracy of English language learners, on the basis of a descriptive study of…
Author(s): Chris Lane, Senior Research Analyst, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2014
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Measures of adult literacy and numeracy
This paper explores the relationship between the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey and the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool. Exploring the relationship between these two measures can give us a clearer understanding of the Assessment Tool…
Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2014
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Engagement is key
This report presents the findings of a small scale piece of qualitative research with nine providers delivering programmes to young people. The purpose of this research is to understand the experiences of implementing the Assessment Tool. This report supplements the…
Author(s): Jacqui Haggland, Ahikiwi Research and Consulting and David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2013
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Assessing skills of adult learners in 2011
This is an initial statistical report on the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool in terms of the extent of its use in 2011, the first full year of implementation, the reading and numeracy profiles of learners when first…
Author(s): Chris Lane, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2013
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