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Functional literacy. --- Adult literacy --- Functional illiteracy --- Life skills --- Literacy

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Labour market --- European Union --- Literacy --- Alphabétisation --- Functional literacy --- Congresses. --- -Adult literacy --- Functional illiteracy --- Life skills --- Congresses --- -Congresses --- Alphabétisation --- Adult literacy

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Literacy for Life is the second report from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey. It presents additional results on the nature and magnitude of the literacy gaps faced by OECD countries and how these gaps have evolved over the medium term. It offers new insights into the factors that influence the formation of adult skills in various settings – at home and at work – for the eleven countries participating in the first and last round of data collection between 2003 and 2008. The study offers comparative evidence on the impact of various factors on the supply of skill. The study offers a special focus on numeracy skills and problem solving skills. It explores the relationships between numeracy and key socio-demographic factors as well as labour market outcomes and earnings. It highlights the importance of problem solving skills by defining this foundational skill and by exploring its determinants as well as its relative role in influencing important labour market outcomes. The report offers also an analysis of performance across multiple skill domains. It investigates the skill profiles of various population groups defined in terms of the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of those who score at levels deemed to be low in one or more skill domains and explores the resulting consequences. The report concludes by investigating the issue of skill mismatch in the labour market and its relationship to adult learning. The extent and distribution of mismatch between the day-to-day literacy related requirements of workers and the literacy skills they have obtained is an important issue that is being explored in this study.

Social Issues/Migration/Health --- Education --- Functional literacy --- Numeracy --- Problem solving --- Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey. --- Adult literacy --- Functional illiteracy --- Methodology --- Psychology --- Decision making --- Executive functions (Neuropsychology) --- Mathematical ability --- Mathematics --- Statistics --- Life skills --- Literacy

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Adult education --- Functional literacy --- Adult literacy --- Functional illiteracy --- Life skills --- Literacy --- Adults, Education of --- Education of adults --- Education --- Continuing education --- Open learning

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Large-scale efforts have been made since the 1990's to ensure that all children of the world go to school. But mere enrollment is not sufficient, students must become fluent in reading and calculation by the end of grade 2. Fluency is needed to process large amounts of text quickly and use the information for decisions that may ultimately reduce poverty. State-of-the-art brain imaging and cognitive psychology research can help formulate effective policies for improving the basic skills of low-income students. This book integrates research into applications that extend from preschool brain development

Teaching --- Developing countries --- Literacy --- Functional literacy --- Learning --- Cognitive neuroscience --- Cognitive neuropsychology --- Cognitive science --- Neuropsychology --- Adult literacy --- Functional illiteracy --- Life skills --- Physiological aspects. --- Social aspects.