Jean-Pierre JEANTHEAU

Current position 

National project leader with the French National Agency for Fighting Illetteracy (ANLCI)

In charge of assessment issues and international contacts and organization of International events

In charge of the scientific committee of the Agency (working more specifically on the definition of competences and assessment programme, gender issues, disabled people concerns) 

Academic background 

PhD in Sociolinguistics, Paris V Sorbonne (The parental choice of schooling language in Minsk -Belarus-; Revealing of linguistic conflict. Statistical, historical and sociological approaches.)
Degree in Statistics (University Lyon 2)

Advanced Degree in Education Science (Study of the educational systems worldwide) 

Current missions 

Head of OPCALIA adult literacy study, in Mayotte (2010)

Head of the comparative study of literacy assessments tools in Prisons

Head of Comparative study of evaluation policies for limited adult basic skills competence in several European countries 2008 (publication by INSEE in early 2010)

Member of the literacy expert group within the OECD literacy survey PIAAC (Project for International Assessment of Adult Competencies)

Head of the conception and development programme of the ANLCI literacy assessment tool through Internet (targeting adults with low literacy level)

Head of preparation team for “Sustainable Literacy”, an International meeting called for by the Director General of UNESCO (Lyon, to take place in February 2009)

Member of the steering [committee] for the preparation of the next national adult literacy survey: IVQ 2010

Responsible for the ANLCI working group Illiteracy and disabled people (especially deaf persons)

Head of the project: « Implementing a net of indicators for a better managing of literacy policy in France » (Collaboration with ministry of Defence, Justice, Education, …)

Member of scientific comity of Foundation « Caisses d'Epargnes » (founding literacy programmes)

Member of the education expert group of French commission for UNESCO (since 2007)

Member of the Association for Education Assessment. AEA-Europe.

Recent Missions (for the ANLCI and other) 

Member of the French official delegation in CONFINTEA VI, in Bélem, dec 2009

Member of the Official French Delegation in the European Regional CONFINTEA VI meeting, in December 2009, in Budapest;

Organiser of the International meeting february2003, Lyon (attendees from 53 countries, speakers from 35 worldwide)

Expert in several literacy meeting and programmes with UIL (UNESCO Institute for lifelong learning) (Expert meeting in Feb. 2008, for LIFE 2008, European preparation of CONFINTEA VI 2007, …)

Leader of Modeval project (building an European framework for assessment of basic competences » (Socrates Gruntvig 1 project, 2005-2007)

Co-organiser of the permanent forum for exchange of efficient practices (2007 and 2009)

Expert for UNLD pan-European steering group (2005)

Co-organiser of the pan-European UNLD colloquium in Lyon (2005) 

Main missions before 2004

Organiser of the International colloquium « Assessment of low levels of literacy »

November 2003, Lyon (attendees from 53 countries, speakers from 35 worldwide)

Within the French Ministry of Education:

French National Project Manager in the OECD international survey PISA 2000 (Project for International Student Assessment. 1997-2001).

In charge of national testing of students in the 6th class in French and Mathematics (1995-1997)

Conception and development of literacy tests for the army programme « JAPD » (testing all the young people aged 17-19)

Head of Assessment study designed to compare the levels in Mathematics of French and Scottish students. 

Recent presentations

2009, in Aix en Provence University: “What National Surveys learn us about Literacy and Gender?”

2009, in Paris, College de France, about sociology of orthographic mastering

2009 In Paris, Ministry of Defence, Direct assessment of young adults facing literacy difficulties

2008 In Paris for the CNFPT National centre for training civil servants

2008 In Marrakech for UNESCO meeting about development of assessment tools in Africa

2008 In Baku for a European UNLD meeting

2008 In Hamburg for an UNESCO expert meeting

2008 At the Lyon University, department of statistics.

2007 In Lyon, IUT de statistiques, La question de la validité et mesure/ identification dans les enquêtes statistiques de grande échelle.

2007 in Paris in several seminars:

2007 in Lyon Modeval colloquium (3 presentations)

2007 in Lyon, in cooperation with the OECD

2007 in Sarajevo, World congress of educational comparison

2006 Bonn (Germany): the French national literacy survey IVQ 2004 /05

2006 Leipzig (Germany): the French national literacy survey IVQ 2004 /05

2006 Several presentations in France: Paris, Lille, Pau, Limoges, …

Recent Publications 

2010 Comparative study of evaluation policies for limited adult basic skills competence in several European countries , in French and English, to be publish by French Ministry of Education. 300 pages, work in progress

In « Le français contemporain; tome 2 », What could we learn from the national assessment study IVQ about orthographic mastering by disadvantaged populations ?, Arabyan, Limoges.

In collaboration in Economy and Statistics revue for the IVQ special issue (February 2010).

2007 In « La langue et l'intégration des immigrants », Situation linguistique en France et maîtrise du français, l'Harmattan, Paris, 2007

In « Wissenschaft und Praxis in der Alphabetisierung und Grundbildung », Low levels of literacy in France, first results of IVQ Survey 2004/2005, Focus on ANLCI Module, Bundesverband Alphabetisierung und Grundbildung, Ferdinande Knabe, Waxman, Munster, 2007

Illettrisme: les chiffres, ANLCI, Lyon, June 2007

In Literalität, Grubdbildung oder Lesekompetenz, IVQ Erhebung 2004/2005 : Schwerpunkt ANLCI, Modul and erste Ergebnisse, Waxman, Münster, 2007

2006 In Literacy and Numeracy Surveys (Australie) Low levels of literacy in France

First Results from IVQ¹ Survey 2004/5 Focus on the ANLCI² Module, Spring fall.

2005 Co-author of Why literacy in Europe? (Enhancing competencies of citizens in the 21st century) : Unesco Institute in Hamburg, translating the French version.

Assessing low levels of Literacy: the ANLCI Module in the IVQ Survey.

Zugriff 17.10.2005.