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Here's a list of demo tests in case you're interested: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/programmes/piaac/education-and...

They're amazingly janky. I'll work on my literacy if you do better on your front end, OECD.

> You must use Firefox – most current version or one version older than most current. The test does not function properly in other browsers

Worked well enough in Chrome/MacOS

Seems fair. An inability to use Firefox is a good signal for their abilities :-)

Ironic how many seem to have missed this considering the crowd (and their familiarity with what a browser is) and topic (a numeracy and reading comprehension test)

The ideas are good, but wow, the implementation is borderline criminal.

Truly. I wonder if they are trying to maintain UX continuity with 1997, forcing them to maintain this jankfest forever.

Those feel like the majority of online survey systems, I'm afraid. They match the state of the industry.

It seemed fine enough to me, if a bit dated (I am using the latest version of Firefox though).

Can’t even get past the age selection…

On Safari/iOS I had to switch to the dedicated number keyboard.

Yeah, I just tried taking the test too. I'm shocked that anybody could successfully complete it. It's dreadfully unclear how you're even supposed to answer the questions.

I did a bunch of the demo questions. Got them all correct. Most were only Level 1 or level 2 so didn't seem too hard.

Are you sitting down?

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