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Building on our Competencies: Canadian Results of the International Adult
Literacy and Skills Survey
Abstract
The International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey, undertaken in 2003, measured
the proficiencies of a representative sample of Canadian adults aged 16 and
over in four domains: prose literacy, document literacy, numeracy and problem
solving, and benchmarked performance against an international standard. The
proficiency scores are compared between provinces, territories and nations,
and over time. Moreover, literacy performance is examined in relation to differences
in variables such as educational attainment, employment and unemployment, earnings
and self-assessed health. Analyses of the literacy performance of groups of
special interest, including women and men, young adults and seniors, recent
and established immigrants, and Aboriginal populations are included.
Building
on our Competencies: Canadian Results of the International Adult Literacy and
Skills Survey (HTML version)
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