NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
Informal Learning Behaviors, Interaction and Workplace Autonomy and Readiness to Learn
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lucena Barbosa, Flávia; Borges-Andrade, Jairo Eduardo – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2022
Purpose: This paper aims to find a measurement model with better evidence of validity, with data extracted from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). To test a parsimonious model in which dispositional and workplace context characteristics are predictors of informal learning behaviors (ILBs).…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Learning Readiness, Work Environment, Professional Autonomy
Numeracy and Adults' Learning Readiness and Commitment: Results from a Large National Random Sample of Participants
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Hollinger, Jennifer; Larwin, Karen – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2019
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: Numeracy, Learning Readiness, Correlation, Informal Education
A High-Stakes Approach to Response Time Effort in Low-Stakes Assessment
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
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
Numeracy and Adults? Learning Readiness and Commitment: Results from a Large National Random Sample of Participants
Direct linkDirect link
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
A Latent Class Analysis of Older Workers' Skill Proficiency and Skill Utilization in South Korea
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lim, Doo Hun; Ryu, Hyunok; Jin, Bora – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2020
Accelerated aging trend has become a serious issue in meeting workforce demand in many developing and developed countries. Various workplace interventions have been sought to address this issue. The purpose of this study is to examine the extent that there is a typology of older workers whose skill proficiency and skill utilization are influenced…
Descriptors: Adults, Work Environment, Intervention, Foreign Countries
Adult Learning across USA, Canada, and New Zealand: A Cross-Cultural Study of PIAAC
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Yu, Chong Ho; Lee, Hyun Seo; Lara, Emily; Gan, Siyan – International Education Studies, 2019
Skeptics of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and Trend for International Math and Science Study (TIMSS) argue that while US elementary and high school students are behind their peers in other nations, the US workforce is still excellent because of the high quality post-secondary educational institutions in the US. However, the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Foreign Countries, Scores