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Cummins, Phyllis A.; Bahr, Peter Riley; Yamashita, Takashi – Grantee Submission, 2022
In this chapter, we discuss changes in the age structure of the labor force, the need for continued skill upgrading over the life course to remain employable, patterns of participation in adult learning and development activities, and the role community colleges play in providing education and training to middle-aged and older adults. In an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Work Life Expectancy, Lifelong Learning, Community Colleges
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Ilgun Dibek, Munevver – International Journal of Educational Methodology, 2021
Response times are one of the important sources that provide information about the performance of individuals during a test process. The main purpose of this study is to show that survival models can be used in educational data. Accordingly, data sets of items measuring literacy, numeracy and problem-solving skills of the countries participating…
Descriptors: Reaction Time, Test Items, Adults, Foreign Countries
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Cai, Jinghong; Gut, Dianne – Teaching Education, 2020
The purpose of our study is to delve into the education gap between the United States and some countries by examining the literacy and digital problem-solving skills of American educators, and comparing their performance with that of their peers from Canada, Finland, and Japan. We use PIAAC data collected by the Organization for Economic…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Computer Literacy, Problem Solving, 21st Century Skills