Part II includes three chapters that provide assessment frameworks for the four skill domains that met the criteria set out for inclusion in the international comparative assessment. These chapters also document the processes that were used to develop and validate the assessment instruments and presents data related to validity and reliability.

Chapter 4 presents the framework for prose, document and quantitative literacy.

Chapter 5 presents the framework for numeracy, and,

Chapter 6 presents the framework for problem solving.

Part III includes three chapters. Chapters 7 and 8 provide assessment frameworks for two skill domains where development failed to yield approaches to measurement that were sufficiently robust to meet the criteria set out for inclusion in the international comparative assessment. These chapters also set out what was learned during the process of development and validation. Chapter 9 provides the assessment framework developed by Educational Testing Service (ETS) for measuring information and communication technology literacy. The ETS ICT literacy framework only became available after the final design of the ALL study was set so no direct assessment of this skill domain could be included. Sufficient development and validation has since taken place to confirm the viability of the framework and an approach to measurement.

Chapter 7 presents the framework for teamwork

Chapter 8 presents the framework for practical cognition

Chapter 9 presents the framework for information and communication technology literacy