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International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey (IALSS)
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Overview
¨ IALSS Background¨ What IALSS Measured¨ NWT IALSS Results¨ Literacy and the NWT Workplace
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IALSS Background
¨ In 1994, International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) was conducted.
¨ Did not include the northern territories or Aboriginal populations.
¨ 1n 2003, International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey included the NWT.
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What Does This Mean For Us?
¨ Before IALSS, the NWT measurement for literacy was self-reported grade levels from census data.
¨ The measurement for low literacy was grade 9 or less.
¨ This usually meant that an individual sat in a grade 9 classroom at one time.
¨ IALSS provided us concrete data on actual adult skill levels.
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IALSS Definition of Literacy
Literacy is using printed and written information to function in society, to achieve one’s goals, and to develop one’s knowledge and potential.
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What IALSS Measured
¨ IALSS measured four adult skill domains on five levels.
¨ Level 5 is the highest level of literacy.¨ Level 1 is the lowest level of literacy.¨ Level 3 is considered the international
standard for functional literacy.
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IALSS Skill Levels
¨ Level 1: 0 – 225.¨ Level 2: 226 – 275.¨ Level 3: 276 –325.¨ Level 4: 326 – 375.¨ Level 5: 376 – 500.
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IALSS Skill Domains¨ Prose literacy – using information from texts,
such as news stories, brochures and instruction manuals.
¨ Document literacy – using information from a variety of printed materials, such as forms, schedules, charts and maps.
¨ Numeracy – managing the mathematical demands of diverse situations.
¨ Problem solving – goal-directed thinking and actions in situations for which no routine solution exists.
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Level 1 Numeracy Task
Find the total number of bottles.
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Level 2 Document Literacy Task
Identify the country other than the Netherlands in which women teachers are the minority.
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Level 3 Document Literacy Task
Describe the relationship between
fireworks sales and injuries.
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Level 4 Prose Literacy Task
Write in your own words one difference between the panel and the group interview.
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NWT IALSS Results
¨ NWT adult literacy levels were close to the Canadian average in the all skill domains.
¨ IALSS confirmed a wide discrepancy between NWT Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal adult literacy levels in all skill domains and for all age groups.
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NWT Adult Skill Proficiencies
Percentage of NWT adults, 16+, below functional literacy (IALSS level 3)
Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal
Prose Literacy 68.9 29.8
Document Literacy 71.0 30.1
Numeracy 75.8 38.5
Problem Solving 91.5 59.6
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Prose Literacy
Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
36.9
8.0
32
21.8
25.5
41.3
5.6
28.9
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4/5
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Document Literacy
Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
37.9
8.8
33.1
21.3
23.8
40.2
5.2
29.7
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4/5
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Numeracy
Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
45.7
11.8
30.1
26.7
20.2
39.1
4.1
22.4
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4/5
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Problem Solving
Aboriginal Non-Aboriginal0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
60.4
20.0
31.1
39.6
7.8
34.5
0.7 6.0
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4/5
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NWT Average Proficiency Scores by Age Group
16 - 25 26 - 35 36 - 45 46 - 55 56 - 65 Over 650
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
ProseDocumentNumeracyProblem Solving
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NWT Average Proficiency Scores by Age Group and Ethnicity
Abo
rigi
nal
Non
-Abo
rigi
nal
Abo
rigi
nal
Non
-Abo
rigi
nal
Abo
rigi
nal
Non
-Abo
rigi
nal
Abo
rigi
nal
Non
-Abo
rigi
nal
Prose Lit-eracy
Document Literacy
Numeracy Problem Solving
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
16 - 2526 - 4546 and over
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NWT Average Proficiency Scores by Gender and Ethnicity, 16+
Abo
rigi
nal
Non
-Abo
rigi
nal
Abo
rigi
nal
Non
-Abo
rigi
nal
Abo
rigi
nal
Non
-Abo
rigi
nal
Abo
rigi
nal
Non
-Abo
rigi
nal
Prose Literacy Document Literacy
Numeracy Problem Solv-ing
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
Male Female
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NWT Average Proficiency Scores by Educational Attainment, 16+
High school
not com-pleted
High school
Trade - vocational
Non-univer-
sitypost-sec-
ondary
University0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
ProseDocumentNumeracyProblem Solving
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Literacy and the NWT Workplace
Prose Document Numeracy Problem Solving
12.4 13.3 17.728.4
24.5 24.428
38.639 37.8
35.8
28.124.1 24.5 18.6
4.9
Percent Distribution of Employed NWT Adults, 16-65, by Skill Level
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4/5
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Percentage of NWT Adults in Occupational Categories by Skill Level
Knowledge experts
Managers Informa-tion high-
skill
Informa-tion low-
skill
Services low-skill
Goods1.6 3.9 2.6
15.025.7 24.415.5 13.2 19.1
30.5
30.3 32.038.8 41.9
49.5
39.032.3 29.7
44.1 41.028.7
15.4 11.7 13.9
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4/5
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Preventing Skills Loss
Reading In-tensity
Writing Intensity Numeracy In-tensity
-0.8
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
NWT Reading, Writing and Numeracy Engagement at Work by Document Literacy Level
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4/5
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Participation in Training by Skill Level
Prose Literacy
Document Literacy
Numeracy Problem Solving
0
20
40
60
80
100
Percentage of NWT Population, 16-65, Receiving Adult Education and Training in 12 Months Preceding IALSS Testing
Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4/5
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Parting Thoughts
¨ In today’s society, skill demands are constantly increasing.
¨ The polarized concept of people being either “literate” or “illiterate” is now outdated.
¨ Literacy is not so much a matter of whether people can read or not, but rather a matter of how well they can read and use different kinds of information.