Motivation to learn by age, education, and literacy skills among working-age adults in the United States

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Takashi Yamashita
Thomas J. Smith
Shalini Sahoo
Phyllis A. Cummins
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[1] University of Maryland,Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health
[2] Northern Illinois University,Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
[3] Gerontology Ph.D. Program,The Scripps Gerontology Center
[4] University of Maryland,undefined
[5] Baltimore,undefined
[6] Miami University,undefined
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Large-scale Assessments in Education | / 10卷
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Lifelong learning; Adult education; Alignment optimization;
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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.
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