“Sir, – The claim that 20% of university graduates aged 20 to 34 in Ireland have ‘no more than a basic grasp of language’, which is based on a new OECD report on the PIAAC (Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies) study, is problematic for a number of reasons …” (more)
[Gerry Shiel, Irish Times, 3 February]
https://colummccaffery.wordpress.com/2016/02/02/pushing-remedial-teaching-higher-and-higher-risks-making-a-laughing-stock-of-irish-education/