Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) State-level Estimation for Age and Education Groups Methodology Report

Title:	Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) State-level Estimation for Age and Education Groups Methodology Report
Description:	This is the second methodology report on Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) Small Area Estimation (SAE) published by the National Center for Education Statistics in PIAAC Cycle I. The first report was written to describe the methodology used for the purpose of creating model-based estimates of average scores and high, middle, and low proficiency levels of adult skills for all states and counties in the U.S. This report further describes the statistical models to produce the same types of estimates for state-level age and education groups.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (1.2 MB)
Cover Date:	June 2022
Web Release:	June 17, 2022
Publication #:	NCES 2022050
Center/Program:	NCES
Associated Centers:	IES
Authors:	Jianzhu Li Tom Krenzke Weijia Ren Leyla Mohadjer Robert Fay Andreea Erciulescu
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 Age International Comparisons • adult literacy • reading literacy Mathematics Middle School States
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Data File, please contact: Holly Xie.