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Numeracy and Adults? Learning Readiness and Commitment: Results from a Large National Random Sample of Participants
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Jennifer Hollinger – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The rapid changes in our society have amplified the need for adult learning opportunities. However, adults often make decisions not to persist in formal learning experiences in a smooth, linear fashion. The decision to pause or terminate formal learning is a complex behavioral decision that includes knowledge, the cognitive process, personal…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Numeracy, Adults
Baby Boomers in Technology-Rich Environments: Using PIAAC to Study the Association of Workplace Learning with Technology Competency
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Julie M. Galliart – ProQuest LLC, 2020
A skill gap in Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments (PS-TRE) between U.S. Baby Boomers and younger generations has been documented in previous studies using the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) Survey of Adult Skills (Rampey et al., 2016). Bringing this generation of workers up to speed in this…
Descriptors: Baby Boomers, Age Differences, Generational Differences, Competence
Using Structural Equation Modeling to Examine the Relationships between Environmental Characteristics, Intrapersonal Characteristics, and Adult Numeracy Achievement
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Kaul, Corina R. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Quantitative literacy or numeracy skills are increasingly important at every level in a knowledge-based society. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between numeracy achievement, environmental and intrapersonal characteristics. Although the sample for this study included 5,862 U.S. adults (aged 16-65) from the Program…
Descriptors: Adults, Numeracy, Mathematics Achievement, Individual Characteristics