Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1327996
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: EISSN-2196-0739
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Motivation to Learn by Age, Education, and Literacy Skills among Working-Age Adults in the United States
Yamashita, Takashi; Smith, Thomas J.; Sahoo, Shalini; Cummins, Phyllis A.
Large-scale Assessments in Education, v10 Article 1 2022
This study highlighted how particular intersections of personal characteristics were related to Motivation to Learn (MtL) among adults. MtL is a prerequisite for adult education and training participation. However, little is known about MtL across subpopulations due to several methodological limitations. This study developed a national profile of MtL by key subpopulations that are defined by combinations of age, gender, education level, and literacy proficiency in the United States. Data were obtained from 2012/2014/2017 Program for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) restricted use file (N = 8400). The alignment optimization (AO) method was employed to estimate subpopulation means of a PIAAC-based latent MtL construct. Subpopulations with younger age, greater educational attainment, and higher literacy proficiency showed significantly greater MtL.
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Age Differences, Educational Attainment, Literacy, Adults, Individual Characteristics, Gender Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A170183
