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PIAAC-Longitudinal (PIAAC-L) 2014 (English Version)

General Information:

*Note: The items were tested in German. These are English translations of the original German wordings. The translations do not correspond exactly to the formulations in the English PIAAC source questionnaire.*

Introduction:

Let us now come to some questions regarding the equipment of your household.
[Kommen wir nun zu einigen Fragen bezüglich der Ausstattung Ihres Haushaltes.]

Question Text:

How many of the following things are there in your home?
[Wie viele der folgenden Dinge gibt es bei Ihnen zu Hause?]

Instruction:

(INT.: Read all out loud. Only one answer alternative per query) [(INT.: Alles vorlesen. Nur eine Antwortalternative pro Abfrage)]

Answer Categories:

None [Keines]
One [Eins]
Two [Zwei]
Three or more [Drei oder mehr]
In this question all items were answered by all 20 test persons. Items c) and d) were rehearsed, the other items were only examined in more detail if difficulties were evident on the part of the test persons or spontaneous comments were made. While item a) did not cause any problems, item b) caused slight difficulties for three test persons (TP 02, 04, 09) because they were not sure whether tablet computers should be counted here. The fact that this is not clear to the test persons is also made clear by the fact that two further test persons (TP 16, 20), after they were explicitly asked about tablet computers in item c), have their answer to item b) corrected. They had mistakenly counted tablet computers as computers.

Cognitive Techniques:

Comprehension Probing, Specific Probing.
Item Text Actively tested
a. Television
[Fernseher] 		No
b. Computer (Desktop, laptop or notebook)
[Computer (Desktop, Laptop oder Notebook)] 		No

Item Text:

c. Tablet computer, e.g. iPad or a corresponding tablet from other manufacturers
[Tablet-Computer, z.B. iPad oder ein entsprechendes Tablet anderer Hersteller]

Recommendations:

The item with the iPad as the only example did not represent a problem for the test persons. The tablet from Samsung would be suitable as a further example, as it is used by more than half of the test persons as a further example. In order to avoid that test persons include tablet computers in their households in item b), we recommend changing the order of the items, first asking for item c) "tablet computers" and then for item b) "computers (desktop, laptop or notebook)".
Yes

Item Text:

d. E-Book-Reader, e.g. Kindle, Tolino or similar products
[E-Book-Reader, z.B. Kindle, Tolino oder ähnliche Produkte]

Recommendations:

Since the majority of the test persons do not know any other e-book reader than the Kindle or Tolino, we recommend to leave the item as it is and not to list further examples.
Yes