Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 3 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 3 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
| Adults | 3 |
| Criticism | 3 |
| Achievement Tests | 2 |
| Correlation | 2 |
| Cross Cultural Studies | 2 |
| Foreign Countries | 2 |
| International Assessment | 2 |
| Secondary School Students | 2 |
| Adult Education | 1 |
| Age Differences | 1 |
| Andragogy | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Research | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Secondary Education | 2 |
| Adult Education | 1 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Program for the International… | 3 |
| Program for International… | 2 |
| Trends in International… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkRoessger, Kevin M.; Roumell, Elizabeth A.; Weese, James – Studies in Continuing Education, 2022
We investigated whether andragogical assumptions and their common critiques are reflected in global PIAAC data using its motivation-to-learn (MtL) and elaboration scales. A preliminary validation study with 300 adults revealed that andragogical assumptions cluster on these scales' two factors. Using hierarchical linear modelling of PIAAC data, we…
Descriptors: Andragogy, Predictor Variables, Cross Cultural Studies, Gender Differences
Rappleye, Jeremy; Komatsu, Hikaru – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2021
Extending recent analyses using PISA data, the current study utilises the OECD's Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC) to test the central claims of knowledge capital theory. PIAAC has a distinct advantage over PISA in that it more directly tests levels of purported 'knowledge capital' across an entire national workforce, rather than offering…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
Komatsu, Hikaru; Rappleye, Jeremy – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2021
The OECD's PISA exercise has by now been widely critiqued. Whilst we agree with most concerns, we begin with the assumption that PISA will remain an enduring and powerful feature of the global educational landscape. Even if the PISA test itself were discontinued, a similar large-scale quantitative assessment exercise would soon arise to take its…
Descriptors: Criticism, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students, International Assessment
