Esta tabla proporciona metadatos para el indicador real disponible a partir de las estadísticas de US más cercanas al correspondiente indicador global de SDG. Tenga en cuenta que incluso cuando el indicador global de ODS esté totalmente disponible a partir de las estadísticas de US, se debe consultar esta tabla para obtener información sobre la metodología nacional y otra información de metadatos específicos de US.
| Actual indicator available | Percentage of 16- to 65-year-olds performing at PIAAC Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments performance level 2 or higher, by sex, age group, and high/low income quartile |
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| Actual indicator available - description | Problem solving in technology-rich environments (PS-TRE) is an innovative addition to adult literacy and large-scale assessments. In the PIAAC PS-TRE framework, PS-TRE is defined as: "using digital technology, communication tools, and networks to acquire and evaluate information, communicate with others, and perform practical tasks." PS-TRE measures skills and abilities that are required for solving problems while operating in a technology-rich environment. Specifically, it assesses the cognitive processes of problem solving—goal setting, planning, selecting, evaluating, organizing, and communicating results. The environment in which PS-TRE assesses these processes is meant to reflect the reality that digital technology has revolutionized access to information and communication capabilities over the past decades. In particular, the Internet has immensely increased instantaneous access to large amounts of information in multiple formats and has expanded capabilities of instant voice, text, visual, and graphic communications across the globe. In order to effectively operate in this environment, it is necessary to have mastery of foundational computer (ICT) skills, including (a) skills associated with manipulating input and output devices (e.g., the mouse, keyboard, and digital displays), (b) awareness of concepts and knowledge of how the environment is structured (e.g., files, folders, scrollbars, hyperlinks, and different types of menus or buttons), and (c) the ability to interact effectively with digital information (e.g., how to use commands such as save, delete, open, close, move, highlight, submit, and send). Such interaction involves familiarity with electronic texts, images, graphics and numerical data, as well as the ability to locate, evaluate, and critically judge the validity, accuracy, and appropriateness of accessed information. These skills constitute the core aspects of the PIAAC PS-TRE assessment. Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments items present tasks of varying difficulty to be performed in simulated software applications using commands and functions commonly found in the technology environments of email, web pages, and spreadsheets. These tasks range from purchasing particular goods or services online and finding interactive health information to managing personal information and business finances. Variable name Variable label I4_4_1_tech_total PIAAC, problem solving in a technology rich environment, level 2 or higher, total I4_4_1_tech_male PIAAC, problem solving in a technology rich environment, level 2 or higher, male I4_4_1_tech_female PIAAC, problem solving in a technology rich environment, level 2 or higher, female I4_4_1_tech_24 PIAAC, problem solving in a technology rich environment, level 2 or higher, 24 or less I4_4_1_tech_34 PIAAC, problem solving in a technology rich environment, level 2 or higher, 25 to 34 I4_4_1_tech_44 PIAAC, problem solving in a technology rich environment, level 2 or higher, 35 to 44 I4_4_1_tech54 PIAAC, problem solving in a technology rich environment, level 2 or higher, 45 to 54 I4_4_1_tech_65 PIAAC, problem solving in a technology rich environment, level 2 or higher, 55 to 65 I4_4_1_tech_lowinc PIAAC, problem solving in a technology rich environment, level 2 or higher, lowest income quartile I4_4_1_tech_highinc PIAAC, problem solving in a technology rich environment, level 2 or higher, highest income quartile |
| Date of national source publication | 10/2013 |
| Method of computation | Percentage of 16- to 65-year-olds performing at PIAAC Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments performance level 2 or higher, by sex, age group, and high/low income quartile |
| Periodicity | One time survey |
| Scheduled update by national source | NA |
| U.S. method of computation | Weighted percentage of respondents in the survey achieving a score level of 2 or higher |
| Comments and limitations | The first round of data collection in the United States (officially known as the U.S. PIAAC Main Study) was conducted from August 2011 through April 2012 with a nationally representative household sample of 5,000 adults between the ages of 16 and 65. |
| Date metadata updated | 10/2016 |
| Disaggregation geography | National |
| Unidad de medida | Percentage |
| Disaggregation categories | Sex, age group, and income quartile |
| International and national references | http://piaacgateway.com/ |
| Time period | About every 10 years |
| Scheduled update by SDG team |