Abstract:

In the research project "PIAAC-Longitudinal (PIAAC-L)" GESIS, LIfBi and SOEP are jointly conducting one of the world's first internationally comparable long-term studies on competencies in adulthood and their significance in the life course.
This pretest includes questions on self-assessed reading and everyday mathematical competence, socio-economic status, and partnership.
The questions were tested via face-to-face cognitive interviews.

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

Citation:

Lenzner, T., Neuert, C., Otto, W., Landrock, U., & Menold, N (2014): PIAAC-Longitudinal (PIAAC-L) 2014 (English Version). Cognitive Pretest. GESIS Project Reports. Version: 1.0. GESIS - Pretestlab. Text.

DOI:

http://doi.org/10.17173/pretest94

Question No.	Pretesting Results	Type	Construct
1	I will now read to you various reading activities. For each of these activities, please tell me how well you can perform them. Think about your experiences from your job and everyday life. Please give me your answers using this list. [Ich lese Ihnen jetzt verschiedene Lesetätigkeiten vor. Bitte sagen Sie mir für jede dieser Tätigkeiten, wie gut Sie diese durchführen können. Denken Sie dabei an Ihre Erfahrungen aus Beruf und Alltag. Bitte geben Sie mir Ihre Antworten anhand dieser Liste.]	Multi-Item Scale	Self-assessment of reading skills
2	I will now read you various everyday mathematical activities. For each of these activities, please tell me how well you can perform them. Think about your experiences from your job and everyday life. Please give me your answers again using this list. [Ich lese Ihnen jetzt verschiedene alltagsmathematische Tätigkeiten vor. Bitte sagen Sie mir für jede dieser Tätigkeiten, wie gut Sie diese durchführen können. Denken Sie dabei an Ihre Erfahrungen aus Beruf und Alltag. Bitte geben Sie mir Ihre Antworten wieder anhand dieser Liste.]	Multi-Item Scale	Self-assessment of everyday mathematical competence
3	How many of the following things are there in your home? [Wie viele der folgenden Dinge gibt es bei Ihnen zu Hause?]	Multi-Item Scale	Household equipment/socioeconomic status
4	How many rooms with bath or shower are there in your home? [Wie viele Zimmer mit Badewanne oder Dusche gibt es bei Ihnen zu Hause?]	Single Question	Household equipment/socioeconomic status
5	How old were you when you first used a computer? [Wie alt waren Sie, als Sie zum ersten Mal einen Computer benutzt haben?]	Single Question	Age at first computer use
6	Are you currently in a steady relationship? [Sind Sie derzeit in einer festen Beziehung?]	Single Question	Partnership
7	Where did you meet? Please give your answer based on this list. [Wo haben Sie sich kennengelernt? Bitte geben Sie Ihre Antwort anhand dieser Liste.]	Single Question	Places or "markets" of partner selection

Number of Participants:

Selection of Target Population/Quotas:

Quota sampling. The selection of the test persons was based on the quotas age (18 - 40 years; 41 years and older), school education (Advanced technical college entrance qualification/A-levels; no A-levels) and gender:

2 women and 3 men, 18-40 years, less than A-levels
3 women and 2 men, 18-40 years, Advanced technical college entrance qualification/A-levels
3 women and 2 men, 41+ years, less than A-levels
2 women and 3 men, 41+ years, Advanced technical college entrance qualification/A-levels

Test Date:

10/2014 - 11/2014

Number of cognitive interviewers:

Pretests conducted in the lab (video-recorded):

Pretests conducted via phone or externally (audio-recorded):

Survey mode:

CAPI

Pretest mode:

CAPI

Procedure:

Use of an evaluation questionnaire

Incentive for respondents:

30 Euros

Project Description:

In the research project "PIAAC-Longitudinal (PIAAC-L)" GESIS, LIfBi and SOEP are jointly conducting one of the world's first internationally comparable long-term studies on competencies in adulthood and their significance in the life course. The Germany-wide long-term study PIAAC-L investigates questions such as "How do individual competencies affect the career paths of people in Germany?", "What is the connection between personal skills and professional mobility?", "How are competencies distributed within individual families/between partners?", and "What does this mean for career opportunities in our society? Within the framework of PIAAC-L, the German PIAAC sample will be surveyed and tested in three further surveys.

Website:

https://www.gesis.org/en/research/external-funding-projects/archive/piaac-panel-piaac-l

Client:

GESIS, DIW, LIfBi

Anouk Zabal

Pretest Report (German):

Pretest Report (English):

Citation: Lenzner, T., Neuert, C., Otto, W., Landrock, U., & Menold, N (2014): PIAAC-Longitudinal (PIAAC-L) 2014 (English Version). Cognitive Pretest. GESIS Project Reports. Version: 1.0. GESIS - Pretestlab. Text.

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