The Program for International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIACC) is a cyclical, large-scale, direct household assessment that compares the basic skills and competencies of adults around the world. It measures relationships between individuals’ backgrounds and cognitive skills in the areas of literacy, numeracy and problem-solving. AIR provides technical, analytical, and ...
What is meta-analysis in research? What is the difference between systematic review and meta-analysis? What is a scoping review? MOSAIC resources help explain through a series of how-to videos and guides.
Experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and Maher & Maher, an affiliate of AIR, will present several sessions during the 2021 Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) National Virtual Conference, being held March 22 – 24, 2021. AIR and Maher experts will present a number of sessions on ...
Creating Access to Successful Employment (Project CASE) is Kentucky’s response to meeting the training and employment needs of individuals with disabilities within a career pathway framework. Funded by the Rehabilitation Services Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Education, Project CASE intends to increase participation in career pathways for ...
The initiatives to enhance adult learning program accountability and assessment systems of the following states are described in this paper: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Oregon, Texas, Washington, West Virginia.
AIR supported a local transit authority that has been in existence for over 50 years, providing nearly 300 million trips (rail and bus combined) per year and employing over 12,000 people. AIR conducted a comprehensive job analysis and generated competency models for jobs across the local transit authority. Overall, the ...
The Center for Economic Evaluation is committed to rigorous and transparent economic analyses that generate evidence-based insights for more efficient and equitable systems, policies, and practices.
AIR will lead a federally funded network designed to increase the evidence base on career and technical education (CTE) programs. The Career and Technical Education Research Network is funded through the Institute of Education Sciences, with the goals of sharing information, building new knowledge, and assisting leaders and practitioners in ...
As the national economy expands in areas of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), the teaching of this content has become vital for adults to succeed in the workplace. AIR developed new and innovative ways to improve the teaching of STEM content to adult education students using open educational resources ...
To improve the outcomes of adult learners, programs and educators need research they can trust and readily use to inform practice. AIR contributes to the research base about what works for adult learners by conducting rigorous and policy-relevant studies focused on teaching and learning.