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The PIAAC workshops welcome researchers from different disciplines interested to work or already working with PIAAC data. It is expected that the participants have good empirical knowledge and experience in the respective statistical software. The workshop comprises lectures and practical sessions covering the following elements: (a) Theoretical and methodological input from the lecturers (see description of contents below); (b) Opportunity for participants to present their own research or research ideas with PIAAC data (optional); (c) Discussion of the questions outlined in the workshop regarding the data used and methods as well as specific feedback from the lecturers.
There will be no participation fees. The workshops will be limited to a maximum of 15 participants and will be conducted virtually. Please send your application with the respective subject "Workshop 2022 - Analyzing PIAAC data with SEM" OR Workshop 2022 - Analyzing PIAAC data with R" to the PIAAC Research Data Center (fdz-piaac(at)gesis(dot)org) by March 15, 2022.
Workshop: Analyzing PIAAC data with structural equation modeling in Mplus |
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Lecturer: Ronny Scherer (Centre for Educational Measurement at the University of Oslo) Date: March 22-23, 2022 (Time: 4 am – 9 am EST/ Time: 9 am – 2 pm CET) Place: Virtual (Zoom) Content: Structural equation modeling (SEM) represents a statistical approach to disentangle the relationships among latent and/or manifest variables, across groups, over time, and at different analytical levels. The potential of SEM has been recognized in many areas, including educational sciences, sociology, psychology, and business. This workshop provides an introduction to the principles and procedures of basic and more advanced SEM in the context of the international large-scale assessment PIAAC. Specifically, the following topics are covered: (a) Principles of structural equation modeling (model specification, identification, estimation, and evaluation), (b) Measurement models and confirmatory factor analysis, (c) Measurement invariance testing with few and many groups (including multi-group CFA, multilevel CFA, and the alignment method), and (d) Structural regression and indirect effects models (including multi-group and multilevel SEM). Participants can also present their own research or research ideas using PIAAC data and receive feedback on how to improve the analysis (optional). Data: PIAAC Public Use Files Software: SPSS and Mplus Schedule: Agenda (266 kB) Recommended reading: Maehler, D. & Rammstedt, B. (2020). Large-scale cognitive assessment: Analyzing PIAAC data. Series: Methodology of Educational Measurement and Assessment (MEMA). Springer: Cham. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-47515-4 |
For any questions please contact the RDC PIAAC (fdz-piaac@gesis.org).
Workshop: Analyzing PIAAC data using the R EdSurvey package |
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Lecturer: Paul Bailey1, Ting Zhang1, Saida Mamedova1, Emily Pawlowski1, Emmanuel Sikali2, Michael Lee1, Eric Buehler1, & Sinan Yavuz1 (1American Institutes for Research; 2National Center for Education Statistics) Date: March 22, 2022 (Time: 10 am – 2 pm EST/ 3 pm – 7 pm CET) Place: Virtual (Zoom) Content: This course will provide an overview of the PIAAC study and guidance in data analysis strategies, including the selection and use of appropriate plausible values, sampling weights, and variance estimation procedures. The course will train participants in the analysis of PIAAC data files using the R package EdSurvey, which was developed specifically to analyze large-scale assessment data with complex psychometric and sampling designs. Participants will learn how to
This course is designed for researchers and policy analysts across various sectors and organizations who are interested in learning how to analyze PIAAC data. Participants should have at least a basic knowledge of R software (e.g., have taken entry-level training in R programming), as well as of statistical techniques, including statistical inference and multiple regression. A working knowledge of plausible values and sampling theory would be helpful but is not required. Participants should bring a computer preloaded with the latest version of the R and RStudio software so that they can practice the analytical techniques covered in the lesson plan. Data: PIAAC Public Use Files Software: R Schedule: comming soon Recommended reading: Maehler, D. & Rammstedt, B. (2020). Large-scale cognitive assessment: Analyzing PIAAC data. Series: Methodology of Educational Measurement and Assessment (MEMA). Springer: Cham. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-47515-4 |
For any questions please contact the RDC PIAAC (fdz-piaac@gesis.org).

Keynote: Enhancing the Utility of International Large-Scale Assessments [Abstract (536 kB)] |
Dr. Irwin Kirsch (Educational Testing Service/ ETS, USA) Irwin Kirsch is the Ralph Tyler Chair in Large Scale Assessment and Director of the Center for Global Assessment at ETS in Princeton, NJ. In his role as director of the center he oversees several teams of research scientists, assessment designers and platform developers who are responsible for the development, management and implementation of various large-scale national and international assessments. Over the course of his career, Dr. Kirsch has worked in close collaboration with a number of state, national and international organizations including the World Bank, UNESCO, the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) where he currently oversees the development and conduct of the two largest international assessments that provide policy makers and key stakeholders with national and international comparative data on literacy and workforce preparedness – PIAAC and PISA. In addition to his assessment work, Dr. Kirsch is a member of the ETS research management team, serves on the board of a non-profit literacy organization, and as a reviewer for several journals. He has also published numerous research articles and book chapters dealing with issues around designing, developing and interpreting cognitive-based scales and has written a number of policy reports using large-scale assessment data that focus on the growing importance of skills and their connections to life outcomes. Graphik recording of Keynote Speech (4.82 MB) (1.17 MB)
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Keynote: This Is A Skills World [Abstract (8.27 kB), Video] |
Prof. Dr. Rolf van der Velden (Maastricht University, The Netherlands) Rolf van der Velden is Professor at Maastricht University and director of the Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA). He is research fellow at the Graduate School of Business and Economics at Maastricht University (GSBE) and fellow of the Amsterdam Centre for Learning Analytics (ACLA). Van der Velden supervised several national and international studies on the transition from school to work, such as the international REFLEX project (see “The Flexible Professional in the Knowledge Society” by Allen & Van de Velden, 2011) and the “Higher Education as a Generator of Strategic Competences” project (called HEGESCO). Currently he coordinates the Netherlands Cohort Study on Education (https://nationaalcohortonderzoek.nl/) of the Netherlands Initiative for Education Research (NRO) and is advisor for the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). His expertise is on transition from education to work (e.g., Humburg and van der Velden, 2015; Levels, van der Velden and Di Stasio, 2014), knowledge economy and the demand for 21st century skills (e.g., Humburg and van der Velden, 2017), and skills mismatches (e.g., van der Velden and Verhaest, 2017; van der Velden and Bijlsma, 2019; Fregin, Levels, and van der Velden, 2020). Graphik recording of Keynote Speech (5.77 MB)
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PIAAC Cycle 2: Between Trend and Innovation |
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Chair: Anouk Zabal (GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany) |
Abstract: PIAAC collects internationally comparable data on key foundation skills as well as a wide range of background information, and it offers rich opportunities for both academic and policy-relevant research. The second cycle of PIAAC continues a tradition of international adult literacy surveys and pursues the dual aims of monitoring change over time as well as introducing necessary adjustments and innovations to reflect societal and technological change. This symposium addresses the challenge of striking the right balance between consistency and change. The first contribution looks at how the theoretical frameworks for literacy and numeracy have been updated and enhanced for the second cycle of PIAAC, and how the cognitive instruments reflect the enriched constructs while maintaining the link to the first cycle. It will consider the reading components and the newly developed numeracy components, both designed to obtain more differentiated information at the lower end of the proficiency scale. Adaptive problem solving (APS) is a key skill in a rapidly changing world, and the assessment of this cognitive domain is an important innovation. The second contribution explores similarities and differences between the domain problem solving in technology-rich environments assessed in the first cycle of PIAAC and APS. It elaborates on the theoretical underpinnings of APS and discusses the challenges of operationalizing this construct for a large-scale assessment.The information collected through the background questionnaire lends PIAAC its analytical power. The third contribution discusses how constructs and measurements from the cycle one background questionnaire have been adapted or transformed to account for societal change while considering the need to maintain trend measurement. It also reviews new constructs that have been included to broaden the scope and strengthen the analytical possibilities. A valid, reliable, and comparable measurement of educational attainment is key for PIAAC. At the same time, the measurement of formal education is one of the most challenging in the context of achieving comparability across cultures and time. The approach followed in the second cycle of PIAAC to tackle these complex issues is presented and reflected upon in the fourth contribution. |
Contributions1. Measuring Literacy and Numeracy Skills in Adults – Trends and InnovationsLaura Halderman (Educational Testing Service/ETS, USA) [Presentation (555 kB)] 2. From Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments to Adaptive Problem Solving – Concept and Measurement Samuel Greiff* & Juliana Gottschling (University of Luxemburg, Luxemburg) [Presentation (6.82 MB)] [Video] 3. The Background Questionnaire: Maintaining Trend, Accounting for Societal Change, and Adding Innovative ElementsTim Huijts (ROA, Maastricht University, The Netherlands) [Presentation (397 kB)] 4. Formal Education in PIAAC Cycle 2: Challenges and OpportunitiesSilke Schneider (GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany) [Presentation (423 kB)] [Video] *Presenting Author |
Determinants of Cognitive Skills |
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Chair: Simon Wiederhold (Catholic University Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Germany) |
Abstract: Analysis of the PIAAC data has shown the crucial importance of cognitive skills for individual success. Thus, there is a profound interest in the determinants of cognitive skills. The literature consistently argues that family background plays a key role in the formation of skills, leading to a strong persistence in educational achievement across generations. However, surprisingly little is known about which family characteristics actually matter for skill formation. The four studies combined in this symposium try to dig deeper into the determinants of cognitive skills. Some of the questions addressed in the symposium are: How strong is the correlation of cognitive skills of parents and their children, and what are the mechanisms that give rise to the intergenerational persistence of skills? How important is the transmission of cultural values from parents to children as a determinant of cognitive skills? Finally, can policies substituting for lacking family support be successful in helping disadvantaged children to improve their skills? |
Contributions1. Can Mentoring Alleviate Family Disadvantage in Adolescence? A Field Experiment to Improve Labor-Market ProspectsSven Resnjanskij1, Jens Ruhose2, Simon Wiederhold3 & Ludger Woessmann1* [Presentation (2.83 MB)] [Video] (1ifo Institute, Germany; 2University of Kiel, Germany; 3Catholic University Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Germany) 2. Culture and Student Achievement: The Intertwined Roles of Patience and Risk-TakingEric A. Hanushek1*, Lavinia Kinne2, Philipp Lergetporer2 & Ludger Woessmann2 [Presentation (431 kB)] (1Hoover Institution, Stanford University, USA; 2ifo Institute, Germany) 3. Individualism, human capital formation, and labor market successKatharina Hartinger1, Sven Resnjanskij2, Jens Ruhose3 & Simon Wiederhold1* [Presentation (281 kB)] (1Catholic University Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Germany; 2ifo Institute, Germany; 3University of Kiel, Germany) 4. The intergenerational transmission of cognitive skills: An investigation of the causal impact of families on student outcomesEric A. Hanushek1, Babs Jacobs2, Guido Schwerdt3*, Rolf van der Velden2, Stan Vermeulen2 & Simon Wiederhold4 [Presentation (1.41 MB)] (1Hoover Institution, Stanford University, USA; 2ROA, Maastricht University, The Netherlands; 3University of Konstanz, Germany; 4Catholic University Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Germany) *Presenting Author |
Beyond Competencies – Potential of PIAAC for Interdisciplinary Research |
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Chair: Julia Gorges (Philipps-University Marburg, Germany) |
Abstract: The OECD PIAAC study provides in-depth information regarding adult competencies in a wide range of countries. Hence, some refer to PIAAC as “PISA for adults”. However, PIAAC is more than that. Thanks to its references to research from different disciplines and to different data sources, PIAAC has stimulated much research beyond adult competencies. Using data from the PIAAC background questionnaire, researchers have tested established assumptions on adult learning, investigated participation in education, and used national longitudinal extensions of the PIAAC study and other related data sources. This symposium brings together research beyond competencies from different disciplinary perspectives using a wide range of datasets. Using cross-sectional data from the first PIAAC data collection in 2012, MASSING explores the importance of participation in non-formal training in order to upgrade or to maintain skills among migrants in selected countries. In particular, this contribution will focus on how different policies in different countries might affect training participation and barriers to training. Drawing on data from the 1994–1998 International Adult Literacy Survey, the 2003-2008 Adult Literacy and Life Skills and the 2011-2012 OECD Survey of Adult Skills, MERONI focuses on overeducation and skill mismatch in different age cohorts and different countries. To identify skill mismatch and overeducation, this contribution looks at both skills and educational credentials. The contribution by HESSE uses the German longitudinal extension of PIAAC to investigate the role of motivation to learn and parenthood for participation in non-job-related training. The study provides insights into the neglected concept of adult motivation to learn. To look at PIAAC’s contribution in a broader context, Hernández-Torrano & Courtney conducted a bibliographic analysis of publications using large-scale datasets in educational research. They describe the role of PIAAC data in current educational research alongside other large-scale assessments such as PISA. Each contribution takes a specific disciplinary perspective: sociology (MASSING), economics (MERONI), psychology (HESSE), and educational research (HERNANDEZ-TORRANO & COURTNEY). In this interdisciplinary symposium, disciplinary priorities and major topics building on PIAAC data will be highlighted and discussed. |
Contributions1. Training Participation of Migrants and Barriers to Training – A Cross-Country ComparisonNatascha Massing (GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany) 2. An Age-Period-Cohort Approach to the Incidence and Evolution of Overeducation and Skills MismatchElena Meroni (European Commission, DG Joint Research Centre) [Presentation (759 kB)] 3. How Compatible are Parenthood and Participation in Further Education and Training? Findings from the German PIAAC Longitudinal StudyFranzisca Hesse (Philipps-University Marburg, Germany) 4. Modern International Large-Scale Assessment in Education: An Integrative Review and Mapping of the LiteratureDaniel Hernández-Torrano* & Matthew G.R. Courtney (Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan) |
Linking PIAAC Data to Administrative Data and other Large-Scale Assessments |
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Chair: Débora B. Maehler & Silke Martin (GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany) |
Abstract: The symposium addresses content and methodological issues and aims to present research based on PIAAC data linked to administrative data or other large-scale country surveys. Thereby projects and studies of three countries will be presented. Initial research based on PIAAC 2011/2012 linked to register data in Norway will be presented (N = 901). The relationship between skills acquired before the age of 16 and skills acquired later to formation of skills and subsequent NEET status was addressed in the study. The second contribution is based on PIAAC data linked to administrative data from the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) in Germany (N = 2.086). The study investigates the measurement error resulting from the difference between information on earning available in both data sources. The third contribution is based on the PISA Young Adult Follow-Up Study (PISA YAFS) conducted in the US. Study design and results comparing for instance literacy from students in PISA 2012 and in the follow up 2016 using PIAAC instruments, assessed as repeated measure, will be presented (N = 2.320). The study examined the relationship between performance, employment and educational outcomes of young adults at age 19 and their earlier reading and mathematics performance in PISA 2012 at age 15. |
Contributions1. NEET Status and Early versus Later Skills Among Young Adults: Evidence from Linked Register-PIAAC Data (using Nordic PIAAC Data)Erling Barth1, Anna-Lena Keute2*, Pål Schøne1, Kristine von Simson1 & Kjartan Steffensen2 [Presentation (393 kB)] (1Institute for Social Research, Norway; 2Statistics Norway, Norway) 2. What’s my Wage Again? Comparing Survey and Administrative Data to Validate Earning Measures (using German PIAAC-L Data)Britta Gauly, Jessica Daikeler*, Tobias Gummer & Beatrice Rammstedt (GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany) [Presentation (710 kB)] 3. Administering Education and Skills Online (ESO) to PISA 2012 Cohort in the United States: Findings from the 2012-2016 PISA Young Adult Follow-up Study (using PISA YAFS)Saida Mamedova1*, Maria Stephens1, Yuqi Liao1, Josh Sennett1, Paul Sirma1 & Samantha Burg2 [Presentation (1.15 MB)] [Video] (1American Institutes for Research/AIR, USA; 2National Center for Education Statistics, USA) *Presenting Author |
Cognitive Skills and Lifelong Learning |
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Chair: Martin Ehlert (WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Germany) |
Abstract: Learning during adulthood after initial education and training is a widespread and growing phenomenon in many countries. Especially the increasing pace of technological change and digitalization is likely to further fuel this trend. New technology has the potential to change the labor market as well as many other aspects of life. The result is that skills acquired during initial training no longer suffice to remain employable and to participate in social life. Therefore, skill acquisition later in life becomes more important to ensure that nobody is left behind. Therefore, many politicians and pundits advocate lifelong learning to ensure inclusive growth despite the challenges of digitalization. Yet, it is not clear whether current adult education and training programs and systems are capable to counteract the negative repercussions of digitalization. It is well known that access to adult training and education is unequally distributed. Less-educated and less-skilled people participate less often in training courses and other learning activities. Also, workers that are more likely to lose their jobs because of technological change are less likely to take part in learning opportunities. Thus, adult education and training programs often do not reach those most in need of skill acquisition later in life. At the same time, the benefits of existing learning arrangements for adults are often unclear. Many studies show that participation in further training courses does not lead to higher skills or better jobs. Against this background, this symposium aims to advance the knowledge on lifelong learning and cognitive skills. Based on new empirical results, we will discuss both the determinants of participation in lifelong learning and its effect on the development of cognitive skills. Also, we will discuss the acquisition and development of skills over the life course more generally. A special focus will be on cross-national comparative studies. Using results on participation and skill acquisition from different countries, we aim to assess the influence of institutions such as adult education and training policies. Furthermore, we will especially discuss lifelong learning among the most vulnerable groups such as less-skilled workers. |
Contributions1. Does Learning Help Workers to Keep up with Technological Change? Cross-National Variance in the Effect of Further Training on Problem-Solving Skills.Martin Ehlert1*, Marie-Christine Fregin2, Didier Fouarge2, Mark Levels2, Liisa Martma3 & Rolf van der Velden2 [Video] (1WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Germany; 2ROA, Maastricht University, The Netherlands; 3 Tallinn University, Estonia) 2. Skills and Education as Factors of Participation in Non-Formal Learning Liisa Martma* & Ellu Saar (Tallinn University, Estonia) [Presentation (1.76 MB)] 3. Cross-National Variation in the Training Disadvantage of Less-Educated Employees: The Role of Job Allocation versus SkillsCarla Hornberg*, Heike Solga & Jan Paul Heisig (WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Germany) [Video] *Presenting Author |
What Are PIAAC Process Data Used For? |
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Chair: Frank Goldhammer, Ulf Kröhne & Carolin Hahnel (DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education, Germany) |
Abstract: The first round of the PIAAC study 2011–2012 was innovative in many ways. It was not only the first international large-scale assessment to be mainly computer-based, but it was also the first large-scale assessment that systematically collected log data, that is, events, event-related attributes, and timestamps reflecting the test taker’s interactions with the PIAAC assessment system. Log data found their way into the public use file in the form of generic process indicators such as time on task or number of interactions by item. Moreover, the majority of countries participating in PIAAC round one provided their log data that was recorded during the computer-based assessment to make it publicly available to the research community. Together with the result data and the data from the background questionnaire, the PIAAC log data already has inspired intensive research activities (for an overview see Goldhammer et al., 2020). In this invited symposium, we have brought together four recent contributions dealing with PIAAC process data from different – both substantive and methodological – perspectives. The first presentation by Pokropek and colleagues addresses the question of how process data can be used to explore gender differences in literacy as assessed in PIAAC and PISA. The following contribution by Hahnel and colleagues investigates strategies of information processing in simulated web search environments included in the PIAAC assessment of problem solving in technology-rich environments. The third presentation by He and colleagues focuses on evaluating consistency of adult behavioral patterns across multiple problem solving tasks using PIAAC process data from the US. The final presentation by Maddox is about the PIAAC testing situation at home and considers process data derived from video data, log data etc. to capture sources of variation in the test administration. |
Contributions1. Utilizing Process Data to Examine Gender Differences in Literacy in PISA and PIAAC.Artur Pokropek1*, Francesca Borgonovi2, & Lale Khorramdel3 (1Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland; 2University College London, UK, and OECD, France; 3 Boston College, USA) 2. Identifying Strategies of Information Processing in PIAAC Web Search EnvironmentsCarolin Hahnel*, Frank Goldhammer, & Ulf Kroehne (DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education, Germany) [Presentation (1.00 MB)] [Video] 3. Evaluating Consistency of Adult Problem-Solving Behaviors across Multiple Tasks Using PIAAC Process DataQiwei He1*, Dandan Liao2, Hok Kan Ling3, & Hong Jiao4 [Video] (1Educational Testing Service, USA; 2Cambium Assessment, Inc, USA; 3 Queen’s University, Canada; 4 University of Maryland, USA) 4. Testing Situations at HomeBryan Maddox (University of East Anglia & Assessment Micro-Analytics Ltd, UK) [Presentation (718 kB)] *Presenting Author |
Response accuracy in large-scale assessments |
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Chair: Dorothée Behr (GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany) |
Contributions1. Effects of response styles on secondary analysis in International large-scale assessments.Tomasz Żółtak*, Artur Pokropek & Marek Muszyński (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland) [Video] 2. Is careless responding also a problem in face-to-face mode? Analysis of PIAAC noncognitive data. Marek Muszyński*, Tomasz Żółtak & Artur Pokropek (Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland) [Presentation (325 kB)] [Video] *Presenting Author |
Cognitive skills and labour market returns |
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Chair: Simon Wiederhold (Catholic University Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Germany) |
Contributions1. Labour market returns to adult literacy and numeracy skills: a focus on migrant assimilation over the lifecycle.Christopher Erwin1*, Lisa Meehan1, Marco Paccagnella2, Gail Pacheco1 & Stephen Reder3 [Video] (1Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand; 2OECD, France; 3Portland State University, USA) 2. The part-time wage gap along the distribution: The role of cognitive and computer skills and job characteristics. Britta Gauly1* & Bernd Fitzenberger2 (1GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, German; 2Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Germany) 3. Skills use and their effect on employment income over time: Evidence from the longitudinal and international study of adults.Alexander El-Hajj* (Statistics Canada, Canada) [Presentation (0.94 MB)] [Video] 4. Selection corrected wage gaps within occupations in Germany.Caroline Neuber-Pohl1* & Britta Gauly2 (1Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (BIBB), Germany; 2GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany) *Presenting Author |
Cognitive skills in various social groups |
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Chair: Jan P. Heisig (Berlin Social Science Center, WZB, Berlin) |
Contributions1. What are the skills of parents of school-age children?Saida Mamedova* & Emily Pawlowski* (American Institutes for Research, USA) [Presentation (628 kB)] [Video] 2. Knowing teacher´s skills in Slovakia: Evidence for further education of teachers. Olga Zelmanová* & Zuzana Wirtz (National Institute for Certified Educational Measurements - NICEM, Slovakia) [Presentation (1.16 MB)] [Video] 3. Inequality in quality: Population heterogeneity in literacy skills around the world.Claudia Reiter* (University of Vienna, Austria) [Video] *Presenting Author |
The impact of socio-emotional skills |
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Chair: Beatrice Rammstedt (GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany) |
Contributions1. Soft skills and immigrants’ economic outcomes in Europe: Evidence from PIAAC data.Agnieszka Kanas* & Menno Fenger (Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands) [Video] 2. To score or not to score? A simulation study on the performance of test scores, plausible values, and SEM in regression with socio-emotional skill or personality scales as predictors. Nivedita Bhaktha* & Clemens Lechner (GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany) 3. Socio-emotional skills and labour market outcomes: New evidence using the Canadian longitudinal PIAAC study.Ashley Pullman* & Ross Finnie (University of Ottawa, Canada) [Presentation (485 kB)] [Video] *Presenting Author |
Measures to master challenges of the 21st century |
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Chair: Mariya Brussevich (International Monetary Fund, USA) |
Contributions1. Automation and human capital investment.Sidharth Rony * & Arnaud Chevalier (Royal Holloway University of London, UK) 2. Who will bear the brunt of lockdown policies? Evidence from tele-workability measures across countries.Mariya Brussevich*, Era Dabla-Norris & Salma Khalid (International Monetary Fund, USA) [Video] 3. Using cognitive skills of ordinary citizens to predict preparedness for pandemic: Lessons from PIAAC.Chong Ho Yu1*, David Zizhong Xiao2 & Jolia Awadallah3 [Presentation] (1Azusa Pacific University, USAy; 2University of Maryland, USA; 3Alliant International School of Psychology, USA) *Presenting Author |
PIAAC skills assessment |
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Chair: Anouk Zabal (GESIS - Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany) |
Contributions1. The impact of text characteristics on gender differences in adults’ literacy skills.Ai Miyamoto1*, Britta Gauly2 & Anouk Zabal2 [Presentation (807 kB)] (1University of Freiburg, Germany; 2GESIS – Leibniz-Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany) 2. Statistical literacy assessment – necessity and framework.Tanja Ihden* (IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems, Austria) [Video] 3. What makes mathematics difficult for adults? The role of reading components in solving math items.Nadine Cruz Neri*, Jenny Wagner, & Jan Retelsdorf (University of Hamburg, Germany) 4. PIAAC’s Survey of Adult Skills and low literacy / functional illiteracy.Aleksandar Bulajić12*, Réka Vágvölgyi1, Kirstin Bergström1 & Thomas Lachmann1 (1University of Kaiserslautern, Germany; 2University of Belgrade, Serbia) *Presenting Author |
Skill use and skill mismatch |
Chair: Corinna Kleinert (Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories, LIfBi, Bamberg) |
Contributions1. Non-conventional pathways and credential accumulation behaviours in postsecondary education in Canada: Statistical portrait and evaluation of labour market outcomes.Xavier St-Denis1*, Yacine Boujija2 & Stephen Sartor3 (1Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Canada; 2Université de Montréal, Canada; 3University of Western Ontario, Canada) 2. Getting it right: Identifying literacy and numeracy skill mismatch in OECD countries using the job analysis method.Sandra Pérez Rodriguez1*, Rolf van der Velden2, Tim Huijts2 & Babs Jacobs2 [Video] (1Maastricht University, The Netherlands; 2ROA/ Maastricht University, The Netherlands) 3. Measuring numeracy skills mismatch with PIAAC data.Tina Dulam* & Kees Hoogland (HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, The Netherlands) [Presentation (765 kB)] [Video] *Presenting Author
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Motivation to learn and lifelong learning |
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Chair: Julia Gorges (Philipps-University Marburg, Germany) |
Contributions1. Motivation to learn and multilingualism across the adult life stages in the USA.Shalini Sahoo1*, Takashi Yamashita1, Roberto Millar2 & Phyllis Cummins3 [Presentation (752 kB)] [Video] (1University of Maryland, USA; 2The Hilltop Institute, USA; 3Miami University, USA) 2. Motivation to learn by age, education, and literacy skills among working-age adults in the USA. Takashi Yamashita1*, Thomas Smith2, Shalini Sahoo1 & Phyllis Cummins3 [Video] (1University of Maryland, USA; 2Northern Illinois University, USA; 3Miami University, USA) 3. Job tasks and cognitive skill accumulation. Qinyi Liu* (University of International Business and Economics, China) *Presenting Author |