International Development

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Mr Peter McGuckian
Director of International Development

Australian Council for Educational Research

19 Prospect Hill Rd, Camberwell, VIC, Australia 3124

T: + 61 3 9277 5509
F: + 61 3 9277 5500
E: mcguckian@acer.edu.au

International Projects

Programme for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)

PIAAC is a new international adult literacy study, commissioned by the OECD, which will be administered on a three-year cycle. The first administration will be in 2011, in about 24 countries. The assessment is a household survey of adults between the ages of 16 and 64, linked with previous international adult literacy surveys (IALS and ALL). PIAAC will assess proficiency in literacy (reading), numeracy and problem-solving in a technology-rich environment. The assessments will be computer-delivered in all three domains, though there will also be paper-based components in literacy and numeracy. The international consortium that is managing the assessment on behalf of the OECD has commissioned ACER to develop all of the new literacy tasks for PIAAC, drawing on both original development and on contributions from participating countries.

Funding: OECD

Time Frame: Expected Completion: July 2010