Research and analysis

Adult learners of English and maths: longitudinal survey

Documents reporting waves 1, 2 and 3 of adult learners in an English and maths longitudinal survey, and the local authority comparison and technical reports.

From:
Department for Education
Published
27 February 2018

Documents

Longitudinal survey of adult learners - waves 1 and 2

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-873-2, DFE RR791

PDF, 1.12 MB, 133 pages

Longitudinal survey of adult learners - wave 3

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-872-5, DFE-RR792

PDF, 769 KB, 113 pages

Local authority comparison report

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-871-8, DFE-RR793

PDF, 712 KB, 77 pages

Technical report of the longitudinal survey of adult learners

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-870-1, DFE-RR795

PDF, 2.37 MB, 318 pages

Details

Learners attending English or maths Skills for Life funded courses were interviewed at 3 waves in their learning journey. These were:

  • at the start of the course
  • soon after the course ended
  • one year after the course ended

Each interview included tests developed for the study to assess learners’ reading and writing or numeracy skills. Findings from these interviews are included in the documents.

The technical report and local authority comparison report for this study are included.

Published 27 February 2018

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