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Vörös, Zsófia; Kehl, Dániel; Rouet, Jean-François – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2021
To be able to solve complex information problems in a digital environment is a key 21st century skill. Technology users usually expect to achieve their goals in a fast and accurate way. However, the actual relationship between time-on-task and task outcome is currently not well understood. We analyzed data from a large-scale international study in…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Difficulty Level, Computer Use, Adults
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Vézina, Samuel; Bélanger, Alain – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2020
Recent literature shows that younger cohorts have lower levels of literacy ceteris paribus in Canada, the United States, Norway and other developed countries. Very few explanations are provided to justify the existence of this negative cohort effect. Yet this decline has serious implications for the economy, education system and society. In this…
Descriptors: Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Foreign Countries, Adults, Age Differences
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Thompson, James J. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2022
With the use of computerized testing, ordinary assessments can capture both answer accuracy and answer response time. For the Canadian Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) numeracy and literacy subtests, person ability, person speed, question difficulty, question time intensity, fluency (rate), person fluency…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Computer Assisted Testing, Network Analysis