Twenty-First Century skills for all: adults and problem solving in technology rich environments

Iñiguez-Berrozpe, Tatiana (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Boeren, Ellen

Resumen: The current Information Society requires new skills for personal, labor and social inclusion. Among the so-called 21st Century Skills (Care, Griffin & Wilson 2018) is Problem Solving in Technology Rich Environments (PS-TRE), a skill evaluated in PISA and PIAAC tests (OECD 2016). This skill, although currently receiving considerable attention in compulsory education, has not received the same level of thought in adult education. In this article, the presence of the PS-TRE skill among adults of working age (25-65 years) in Europe is analysed in relation to the factors that potentially affect a higher level of PS-TRE proficiency. This analysis is carried out using structural equations modelling, taking into account socio-personal and educational factors, as well as the use of different skills at work and in daily life. The results indicate that educational attainment and the use of different skills (reading, numerical skills, ICT-related skills) at home and at work, as well as participation in non-formal education activities, decisively relate to a higher level of PS-TRE. This result is positively mediated through risk factors such as being older or being a woman. This study concludes that it is necessary to reinforce these skills, not only in children, but also in the adult population, in order to avoid social and labour exclusion.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1007/s10758-019-09403-y

Año: 2020

Publicado en: Technology, knowledge and learning 25, 4 (2020), 929-951
ISSN: 2211-1662

Originalmente disponible en: Texto completo de la revista

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.968 - Computational Theory and Mathematics (Q1) - Computer Science Applications (Q1) - Human-Computer Interaction (Q1) - Mathematics (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Engineering (miscellaneous) (Q1) - Education (Q1)

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Sociología (Dpto. Psicología y Sociología)