PIAAC Survey of Adult Skills: A review of the research landscape.
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| Title: | PIAAC Survey of Adult Skills: A review of the research landscape. |
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| Authors: | Maehler, Débora B.1 (AUTHOR) debora.maehler@gesis.org, Hernández-Torrano, Daniel2 (AUTHOR) daniel.torrano@nu.edu, Courtney, Matthew G. R.3 (AUTHOR) matthew.courtney@nu.edu.kz, Fischer, Franzisca P.4 (AUTHOR) franzisca.fischer@uni-marburg.de, Hollricher, Luca F.5 (AUTHOR) lhollric@uni-koeln.de, Gorges, Julia5 (AUTHOR) julia.gorges@uni-koeln.de |
| Source: | International Review of Education / Internationale Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft. Aug2025, Vol. 71 Issue 4, p685-714. 30p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Learning, *Comparative studies, *Adult learning, Sociology, Psychology, Socioeconomics |
| Company/Entity: | Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development |
| Abstract (English): | The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has transformed international research and policy debates on the assessment of adult skills. Although research using PIAAC data is accumulating, little is known about how these data are used and what they contribute to developing the various disciplines interested in adult skills. In this study, a data-driven approach was used to examine PIAAC-based international research to date. Drawing on a comprehensive analysis of 880 publications, the review found that the field of PIAAC research is young and geographically diverse, with dominant contributions from the United States and Germany. While PIAAC research relies on a broad pool of researchers with high collaboration rates, only a quarter of publications involve international collaboration. The analyses also revealed that the development of the field is based on four interrelated disciplines (education, sociology, psychology and economics) and three differentiated historical paths: theoretical and methodological approaches to the measurement of adult skills, cognitive skills and problem solving in technology-rich environments at the workplace, and the role of adult literacy skills for societal and economic development. Moreover, the PIAAC literature addresses a broad range of topics, including cognitive, non-cognitive and basic skills (e.g. literacy and numeracy), human capital, occupational mismatch, migration, "returns to skills", informal learning and large-scale assessment methodologies. Implications for further development of PIAAC research for users of PIAAC data, data-providing institutions and policymakers are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (French): | Résumé: Enquête PIAAC sur les compétences des adultes : état des lieux de la recherche – Le Programme pour l'évaluation internationale des compétences des adultes (PIAAC) de l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE) a transformé la recherche et les débats politiques internationaux sur l'évaluation des compétences des adultes. Malgré l'essor des recherches s'appuyant sur les données du PIAAC, on en sait encore peu sur la façon dont ces dernières sont utilisées et sur ce qu'elles apportent au développement des différentes disciplines qui s'intéressent aux compétences des adultes. La présente étude recourt à une approche fondée sur les données pour examiner la recherche internationale fondée à ce jour sur le PIAAC. S'appuyant sur une analyse exhaustive de 880 publications, ce passage en revue a révélé que le domaine de la recherche fondée sur le PIAAC est jeune et géographiquement diversifié, avec une forte prédominance des États-Unis et de l'Allemagne dans les contributions. Bien que les travaux reposant sur le PIAAC s'appuient sur un vaste pool de chercheurs, et des taux élevés de collaboration, seulement un quart des publications font intervenir une collaboration internationale. Les analyses ont également révélé que le développement de ce domaine repose sur quatre disciplines interconnectées (éducation, sociologie, psychologie et économie), ainsi que sur trois axes historiques distincts : les approches théoriques et méthodologiques de la mesure des compétences des adultes, les compétences cognitives et la résolution de problèmes dans des environnements technologiques riches en milieu professionnel, ainsi que le rôle des compétences des adultes en littératie pour le développement sociétal et économique. Par ailleurs, la littérature issue du PIAAC couvre un large éventail de sujets, notamment les compétences cognitives, non cognitives et de base (par ex. la littératie et la numératie), le capital humain, l'inadéquation professionnelle, la migration, les « retours sur compétences », l'apprentissage informel et les méthodes d'évaluation à grande échelle. Enfin, l'étude aborde les implications pour le développement futur de la recherche reposant sur le PIAAC, à destination des utilisateurs des données du PIAAC, des institutions fournissant des données et des décideurs politiques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | The Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has transformed international research and policy debates on the assessment of adult skills. Although research using PIAAC data is accumulating, little is known about how these data are used and what they contribute to developing the various disciplines interested in adult skills. In this study, a data-driven approach was used to examine PIAAC-based international research to date. Drawing on a comprehensive analysis of 880 publications, the review found that the field of PIAAC research is young and geographically diverse, with dominant contributions from the United States and Germany. While PIAAC research relies on a broad pool of researchers with high collaboration rates, only a quarter of publications involve international collaboration. The analyses also revealed that the development of the field is based on four interrelated disciplines (education, sociology, psychology and economics) and three differentiated historical paths: theoretical and methodological approaches to the measurement of adult skills, cognitive skills and problem solving in technology-rich environments at the workplace, and the role of adult literacy skills for societal and economic development. Moreover, the PIAAC literature addresses a broad range of topics, including cognitive, non-cognitive and basic skills (e.g. literacy and numeracy), human capital, occupational mismatch, migration, "returns to skills", informal learning and large-scale assessment methodologies. Implications for further development of PIAAC research for users of PIAAC data, data-providing institutions and policymakers are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00208566 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11159-024-10123-4 |
