The Effects of Social Characteristics of Jobs on the Cognitive Skills of Adults in the United States: A PIAAC Analysis

Lopes, Tobin; Scully‐Russ, Ellen; Zarestky, Jill; Collins, Joshua C.

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“…In response to the current growing complexities of the work demands, prior studies agreed that communication skills were important to improve work performance and enhance competencies in the workplace (Agarwal et al, 2015;Lopes et al, 2020;Memis, 2020;Ogunde et al, 2017;Zuo, 2018). Communication skills allow workers who engage in face-to-face interactions (e.g.…”

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A profile of core workplace skills in developing countries: utilizing PIAAC datasets

2023

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Purpose Utilizing datasets of Ecuador, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Mexico and Peru from the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies survey from 2017 to 2018, this study aimed to develop and validate a profile indicating core workplace skills in developing countries.Design/methodology/approach DeVellis' guide of scale development navigated the development of the profile. Multiple techniques including item analysis, exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and multigroup confirmatory factor analysis were used on a sample of 7,166 participants to validate the profile of core workplace skills in developing countries.Findings A resultant five-dimensional profile with 18 items was developed: oral communication skills, reading skills, math skills, information and communication technology skills and learning skills. The estimates of composite reliability showed the profile was reliable. The validity estimates of the profile were obtained from several sources including content, convergent, discriminative and construct validity. The measurement invariance was also held for the profile.Originality/value Based on the researcher's knowledge, the study is the first attempt to develop a profile to indicate core workplace skills in developing countries. The profile theoretically framed the core workplace skills in developing countries and provides a new measure for identifying, evaluating and thus improving core workplace skills in developing countries for different stakeholders in the era of Education 4.0.

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A profile of core workplace skills in developing countries: utilizing PIAAC datasets

2023

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Adult numeracy skill practice by STEM and non-STEM workers in the USA: an exploration of data using latent class analysis

Yamashita

Punksungka

Narine

et al. 2022

International Journal of Lifelong Education

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Adult numeracy is one of the essential skill sets to navigate through numeric informationrich labor markets in general, and STEM industries in particular. Yet, relatively little is known about how numeracy skills are used in different settings in the USA. This study examined numeracy skill use patterns of STEM and non-STEM workers at work and home. Data were obtained from the 2012/2014/2017 Program for International Assessment of Adult Competencies, USA restricted-use file. Adults who were employed and aged between 25 and 65 years old (n = 5,220) were included in this study. Latent class analysis revealed four numeracy skill use patterns: non-users, non-occupational (i.e., at home) simple numeracy users, ubiquitous numeracy users, and occupational numeracy users. Additional multinomial logistic regression analysis showed that the STEM occupation was associated with a greater likelihood of being ubiquitous users than being non-occupational simple users. Results also showed that numeracy proficiency, socioeconomic statuses (i.e., educational attainment and income), as well as demographic characteristics (i.e., gender and race/ethnicity), were predictive of the numeracy skill use patterns in terms of the level of engagement and settings. Findings from this study inform policies and interventions which promote skill engagement and improvement among workers in the USA.

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Factors affecting the numeracy skills of students from mountainous ethnic minority regions in Vietnam: Learners’ perspectives

Thi¹,

Lê

Ngoc

et al. 2023

Cogent Education

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The Effects of Social Characteristics of Jobs on the Cognitive Skills of Adults in the United States: A PIAAC Analysis

Cited by 3 publications

References 34 publications

A profile of core workplace skills in developing countries: utilizing PIAAC datasets

A profile of core workplace skills in developing countries: utilizing PIAAC datasets

Adult numeracy skill practice by STEM and non-STEM workers in the USA: an exploration of data using latent class analysis

Factors affecting the numeracy skills of students from mountainous ethnic minority regions in Vietnam: Learners’ perspectives

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