U.S. Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2012/2014: Main Study and National Supplement Technical Report

Title:	U.S. Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2012/2014: Main Study and National Supplement Technical Report
Description:	U.S. Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 2012/2014: Main Study and National Supplement Technical Report (NCES-2016-036REV) is a technical manual that describes how the data were collected and processed as well as how to use the data files to conduct statistical analyses. Information is presented on meeting PIAAC consortium requirements, sample design, listing materials and procedures, data collection, reducing the risk of data disclosure, the need for conducting a nonresponse bias analysis, weighting and variance estimation, data preparation and processing, as well as data quality, IRT analyses, and population modeling. The appendices of the Technical Report include basic analysis tables, extended analysis tables; PIAAC 2012/2014 weighted item response rates, NRBA technical notes, and data user guidance.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (6.54MB)
Cover Date:	September 2016
Web Release:	September 15, 2016
Publication #:	NCES 2016036REV
Center/Program:	NCES
Associated Centers:	IES
Authors:	Jacquie Hogan Nina Thornton Lillian Diaz-Hoffmann Leyla Mohadjer Tom Krenzke Jianzhu Li Wendy VanDeKerckhove Kentaro Yamamoto Lale Khorramdel
Type of Product:	Data File
Survey/Program Areas:	Adult Literacy and Lifeskills (ALL) International Activities Program (IAP) Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)
Keywords:	Adult Education Adult Literacy • international International Comparisons • adult literacy • reading literacy
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Data File, please contact: Holly Xie.