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Both within and beyond the OECD region, governments and other stakeholders are increasingly interested in the assessments of the skills of their adult populations in order to monitor how well prepared they are for the challenges of the knowledge based society. The current paper provides an overview of the two international assessments of adult literacy which have already taken place in the OECD region – the International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) and the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey (ALL) as well as of the forthcoming OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). The conceptual framework for the assessments is described with a focus on the links between the different assessments. In addition, the paper provides a survey of the outputs of IALS and ALL including a review of the major themes addressed in the literature which has used data from these surveys as well as a brief discussion of their policy impact.

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This report looks at the consequences of the pandemic on schooling from a different perspective byfocusing on the experience of children (and their families) during the first wave of school closures in thefirst half of 2020. How did children and their families deal with the sudden lockdowns and school closures?How did they manage the challenges of home-based schooling in the context of stay at home orders, strictrestrictions on social contacts and mobility, and dramatic changes to the working arrangements of parents?The evidence suggests that while this period had its negative aspects, it also had its positive side. Overall,the picture presented in this report is relatively optimistic, offering a testimony to the adaptability andresilience of schoolchildren, their parents/guardians and their teachers.

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"This report offers an initial overview of the available information regarding the circumstances, nature and outcomes of the education of schoolchildren during the first wave of COVID-19 lockdowns of March-April 2020. Its purpose is primarily descriptive: it presents information from high quality quantitative studies on the experience of learning during this period in order to ground the examination and discussion of these issues in empirical examples. Information is presented on three interrelated topics: the nature of the educational experience during the period of lockdowns and school closures; the home environment in which education took place for the vast majority of schoolchildren; the effects on the mental health and learning outcomes for children during this period. The data come primarily from 5 countries (France, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States) with additional information on some aspects for 6 additional countries (Australia, Belgium (Flanders), Canada, Finland, Italy and the Netherlands). This report will be of interest to policy makers, academics, education stakeholders and anyone interested in a first international empirical analysis of the effects of the pandemic on the lives and education of schoolchildren."--Page 4 of cover.

Social distancing (Public health) and education. --- COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 --- -Educational change. --- Educational sociology. --- Influence.