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To fulfill that goal, NCES participates in multiple conferences and meetings throughout the year. Recently, NCES participated in the <strong>National Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week Conference</strong>. NCES’s presentation at this conference helps us to establish a dialogue with HBCUs and develop partnerships to address critical issues in education.</p> <p>NCES Commissioner Peggy G. Carr kicked off the presentation with an overview of HBCU data—such as student characteristics, enrollment, and financial aid. Then, NCES experts explored how data from various NCES surveys can help researchers, educators, and policymakers better understand the condition and progress of HBCUs. Read on to learn about these surveys.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)</strong></p> <div> <p><img src="/blogs/nces/image.axd?picture=%2f2023%2f11%2fHBCU+Data+From+IPEDS+%e2%80%a2+In+fall+2021%2c+the+acceptance+rate+at+HBCUs+was+66.4%25%e2%80%94compared+with+60.0%25+at+non-HBCUs%e2%80%94and+this+rate+has+been+increasing+since+fall+2016+(53.2%25).+%e2%80%a2+In+fall+2021%2c+the+full-tim+(1).png" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" /></p> <p>The <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/">Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)</a> is an annual administrative data collection that gathers information from more than 6,000 postsecondary institutions, including <strong>99 degree-granting, Title IV–eligible HBCUs (in the 2021–22 academic year)</strong>.</p> <p>The data collected in IPEDS includes information on institutional characteristics and resources; admissions and completions; student enrollment; student financial aid; and human resources (i.e., staff characteristics). These data are disaggregated, offering insights into student and employee demographics by race/ethnicity and gender, students’ age categories, first-time/non-first-time enrollment statuses, and full-time/part-time attendance intensity.</p> </div> <p>Data from IPEDS can be explored using various data tools—such as <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/search">Data Explorer</a>, <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/trendgenerator/">Trend Generator</a>, and <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/">College Navigator</a>—that cater to users with varying levels of data knowledge and varying data needs.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS)</strong></p> <p><img src="/blogs/nces/image.axd?picture=%2f2023%2f11%2fHBCU+Data+From+NPSAS+90%25+of+undergraduate+students+at+HBCUs+received+some+type+of+financial+aid+in+2019%e2%80%9320.+The+average+amount+received+was+%2417%2c300.+83%25+of+undergraduate+students+at+HBCUs+received.png" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" />The <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/npsas/">National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS)</a> is a nationally representative study that examines the characteristics of students in postsecondary institutions—including HBCUs—with a special focus on how they finance their education. <strong>NPSAS collects data on the <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/npsas/xls/Table3_N20FL_HBCU.xlsx">percentage of HBCU students receiving financial aid</a> and the <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/npsas/xls/Table4_N20FL_HBCU.xlsx">average amounts received</a> from various sources (i.e., federal, state, and institution) by gender and race/ethnicity</strong><strong>.</strong></p> <p>Conducted every 3 or 4 years, this study combines data from student surveys, student-level school records, and other administrative sources and is designed to describe the federal government’s investment in financing students’ postsecondary education.</p> <p>Data from NPSAS can be explored using <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/datalab/">DataLab</a> and <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/datalab/start">PowerStats</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS)</strong></p> <p>The <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ntps/">National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS)</a> is the U.S. Department of Education’s primary source of information on K–12 public and private schools from the perspectives of teachers and administrators. NTPS consists of coordinated surveys of schools, principals, and teachers and includes follow-up surveys to study principal and teacher attrition.</p> <p><img src="/blogs/nces/image.axd?picture=%2f2023%2f11%2fRaceEthnicity+Data+From+NTPS.png" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" /></p> <p>Among many other topics, NTPS collects data on the race/ethnicity of teachers and principals. These data—which show that Black teachers and principals make up a relatively small portion of the K–12 workforce—can be used to explore the demographics and experiences of teachers and principals. NTPS provides postsecondary institutions, like HBCUs, a snapshot of the preK–12 experiences of students and staff.</p> <p>Data from NTPS can be explored using <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/datalab/">DataLab</a> and <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/datalab/start">PowerStats</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) </strong><o:p></o:p></p> <p><img src="/blogs/nces/image.axd?picture=%2f2023%2f11%2fNAEP+Grade+12+Assessment+Results+Mathematics+and+Reading+Over+the+last+several+years%2c+higher+performing+students+have+maintained+performance%2c+while+the+scores+of+lower+performing+students+have+dec.png" style="float: right; margin: 10px;" />The <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/">National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)</a>—also known as the Nation’s Report Card—is the the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students in public and private schools in the United States know and are able to do in various subjects.</p> <p>Main NAEP assesses students in grades 4, 8, and 12 in subjects like reading, mathematics, science, and civics, while <a href="https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ltt/">NAEP Long-Term Trend</a> assesses 9-, 13-, and 17-year-olds in reading and mathematics.</p> <p>Among many other topics, NAEP collects data on students by race/ethnicity. These data can help to shed light on students’ experiences, academic performance, and level of preparedness before they enroll in HBCUs.</p> <p>Data from NAEP can be explored using the <a href="https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/ndecore/landing">NAEP Data Explorer</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p>To explore more HBCU data from these and other NCES surveys—including enrollment trends from 1976 to 2021—check out this annually updated <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=667">Fast Fact</a>. Be sure to follow NCES on <a href="https://twitter.com/EdNCES">X</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EdNCES/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ednces/">LinkedIn</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/EdNCES">YouTube</a> and subscribe to the <a href="https://ies.ed.gov/newsflash/#nces">NCES News Flash</a> to stay up to date on the latest from NCES.</p> <p> </p> <p><em>By Megan Barnett, AIR</em></p> </section> </article> <article class="post" id="post1"> <header class="post-header"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="/blogs/nces/post/money-matters-exploring-young-adults-financial-literacy-and-financial-discussions-with-their-parents">Money Matters: Exploring Young Adults’ Financial Literacy and Financial Discussions With Their Parents</a> </h2> <div class="post-info clearfix"> <span class="post-date"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></i>January 18, 2023</span> <span class="post-author"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></i><a href="/blogs/nces/author/ncesblogeditor">NCES Blog Editor</a></span> <span class="post-category"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-folder-close"></i><a href="/blogs/nces/category/Findings">Findings</a>, <a href="/blogs/nces/category/General">General</a></span>  <span class="pull-right post-socialmedia"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twitter.com/share?url=http%3a%2f%2fnces.ed.gov%2fblogs%2fnces%2fpost%2fmoney-matters-exploring-young-adults-financial-literacy-and-financial-discussions-with-their-parents"><img src="/blogs/Custom/Themes/Standard-New/images/twitter.png" height="24" width="24" alt="Share on Twitter"></a><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fnces.ed.gov%2fblogs%2fnces%2fpost%2fmoney-matters-exploring-young-adults-financial-literacy-and-financial-discussions-with-their-parents"><img src="/blogs/Custom/Themes/Standard-New/images/facebook.png" height="24" width="24" alt="Share on Facebook"></a><a rel="nofollow" href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3a%2f%2fnces.ed.gov%2fblogs%2fnces%2fpost%2fmoney-matters-exploring-young-adults-financial-literacy-and-financial-discussions-with-their-parents"><img src="/blogs/Custom/Themes/Standard-New/images/googleplus.png" height="24" width="24" alt="Share on Google+"></a></span> </div> </header> <section class="post-body text"> <p>Financial literacy is a critical skill for young adults—especially as they begin to enter college or the workforce—that is often needed for partial or full financial independence and increased financial decision making.</p> <p>The <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/">Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)</a>—which is coordinated by the <a href="https://www.oecd.org/pisa/">Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)</a>—gives us a unique opportunity to analyze and understand the financial literacy of 15-year-olds in the United States and other education systems around the world. PISA is the only large-scale nationally representative assessment that measures the financial literacy skills of 15-year-olds. The financial literacy domain was administered first in 2012 and then in 2015 and 2018. The 2018 financial literacy cycle assessed approximately <a href="https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/48ebd1ba-en.pdf?expires=1674055113&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=9B5EC0F684702F73D385A4BC26581554#page=17">117,000 students, representing about 13.5 million 15-year-olds from 20 education systems</a>. The fourth cycle began in fall 2022 in the United States and is currently being conducted.</p> <p><br /> <span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>How Frequently Do Students Discuss Financial Topics With Their Parents?</strong></span></p> <p>In 2018, all education systems that administered the PISA financial literacy assessment also asked students to complete a questionnaire about their experiences with money matters in school and outside of school. In the United States, about 3,500 students out of the total <a href="https://read.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/pisa-2018-results-volume-iv_48ebd1ba-en#page154">3,740 U.S. PISA sample</a> completed the questionnaire.</p> <p>This blog post explores how frequently students reported talking about the following five topics with their parents (or guardians or relatives):</p> <ol> <li>their spending decisions</li> <li>their savings decisions</li> <li>the family budget</li> <li>money for things they want to buy</li> <li>news related to economics or finance</li> </ol> <p>Students’ answers were grouped into two categories: <em>frequent </em>(“a few times a month” or “once a week or more”) and <em>infrequent </em>(“never or almost never” or “a few times a year”).</p> <p>We first looked at the degree to which students frequently discussed various financial topics with their parents. In 2018, the frequency of student-parent financial discussions varied by financial topic (figure 1):</p> <ul> <li>About one-quarter (24 percent) of U.S. 15-year-old students reported frequently discussing with their parents news related to economics or finance.</li> <li>More than half (53 percent) of U.S. 15-year-old students reported frequently discussing with their parents money for things they wanted to buy.</li> </ul> <hr /> <p><img alt="Bar chart showing percentage of 15-year-old students who frequently discuss financial topics with their parents, by topic (spending decisions, savings decisions, family budget, money for things you want to buy, and news related to economics or finance), in 2018" src="/blogs/nces/image.axd?picture=%2f2023%2f01%2fPISA+FL+Figure+1.png" /></p> <hr /> <p><em><strong>Do male and female students differ in how frequently they discuss financial topics with their parents?</strong></em></p> <p>In 2018, higher percentages of female students than of male students frequently discussed with their parents the family budget (35 vs. 32 percent) and money for things they wanted to buy (56 vs. 50 percent). Meanwhile, a lower percentage of female students than of male students frequently discussed with their parents news related to economics or finance (21 vs. 26 percent) (figure 2).</p> <hr /> <p><img alt="Bar chart showing percentage of 15-year-old students who frequently discuss financial topics with their parents, by topic (spending decisions, savings decisions, family budget, money for things you want to buy, and news related to economics or finance) and gender, in 2018" src="/blogs/nces/image.axd?picture=%2f2023%2f01%2fPISA+FL+Figure+2.png" /></p> <hr /> <p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Are Students’ Financial Literacy Scores Related to How Frequently They Discuss Financial Matters With Their Parents?</strong></span></p> <p>With a scale from 0–1,000, the PISA financial literacy assessment measures students’ financial knowledge in four content areas:</p> <ol> <li>money and transactions</li> <li>planning and managing finances</li> <li>risk and reward</li> <li>the financial landscape</li> </ol> <p>In 2018, the average score of 15-year-old students ranged from 388 points in Indonesia to 547 points in Estonia. <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/pisa2018/index.asp#/finance/intlcompare?scrollTo=HowdoestheperformanceofUS15yearoldsinfinancialliteracycompareinternationally&toggleThis=toggle">The U.S. average (506 points)</a> was higher than the average in 11 education systems, lower than the average in 4 education systems, and not measurably different from the average in 4 education systems. The U.S. average was also not measurably different from the OECD average.</p> <p>We also examined the relationship between frequent parent–student financial discussions and students’ financial literacy achievement (figure 3). After taking into account students’ gender, race/ethnicity, immigration status, and socioeconomic status—as well as their school’s poverty and location—the results show that students who reported frequently discussing spending decisions with their parents scored 16 points higher on average than did students who reported infrequently discussing this topic. On the other hand, students who reported frequently discussing news related to economics or finance with their parents scored 18 points lower on average than did students who reported infrequently discussing this topic.  </p> <hr /> <p><img alt="Two-sided horizontal bar chart showing financial literacy score-point differences between students who frequently and infrequently discuss financial topics with their parents, after accounting for student and school characteristics, in 2018" src="/blogs/nces/image.axd?picture=%2f2023%2f02%2fPISA+FL+Figure+3.png" /></p> <hr /> <p><span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Do Students Think That Young Adults Should Make Their Own Spending Decisions?</strong></span></p> <p>We also explored whether students agreed that young people should make their own spending decisions. In 2018, some 63 percent of U.S. 15-year-old students reported they agreed or strongly agreed, while 37 percent reported that they disagreed.</p> <p><strong><em>Do male and female students differ in their agreement that young adults should make their own spending decisions?</em></strong></p> <p>When comparing the percentage of male versus female students, we found that a lower percentage of female students than of male students agreed or strongly agreed that young people should make their own spending decisions (59 vs. 66 percent). This pattern held even after taking into account students’ gender, race/ethnicity, immigration status, and socioeconomic status as well as school poverty and location.  </p> <p><br /> <span style="font-size:18px;"><strong>Upcoming PISA Data Collections </strong></span></p> <p>A deeper understanding of the frequency of parent–student financial conversations, the types of topics discussed, and the relationships between financial topics and financial literacy could help parents and educators foster financial literacy across different student groups in the United States.</p> <p>PISA began collecting data in 2022 after being postponed 1 year due to the COVID-19 pandemic; <a href="https://www.oecd.org/pisa/aboutpisa/pisa-2022-participants.htm">83 education systems</a> are expected to participate.<span style="font-size: 10.8333px;"> </span>The <a href="https://www.oecd.org/pisa/sitedocument/PISA-2021-Financial-Literacy-Framework.pdf">PISA 2022 Financial Literacy Assessment</a> will include items from earlier years as well as new interactive items. The main PISA results will be released in December 2023, and the PISA financial literacy results will be released in spring/summer 2024.</p> <p>Be sure to follow NCES on <a href="https://twitter.com/EdNCES">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EdNCES/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ednces/">LinkedIn</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/EdNCES">YouTube</a> and subscribe to the <a href="https://ies.ed.gov/newsflash/#nces">NCES News Flash</a> to receive notifications when these new PISA data are released.</p> <p> </p> <p><em>By Saki Ikoma, Marissa Hall, and Frank Fonseca, AIR</em></p> </section> </article> <article class="post" id="post2"> <header class="post-header"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="/blogs/nces/post/u-s-is-unique-in-score-gap-widening-in-mathematics-and-science-at-both-grades-4-and-8-prepandemic-evidence-from-timss">U.S. Is Unique in Score Gap Widening in Mathematics and Science at Both Grades 4 and 8: Prepandemic Evidence from TIMSS</a> </h2> <div class="post-info clearfix"> <span class="post-date"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></i>October 18, 2022</span> <span class="post-author"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></i><a href="/blogs/nces/author/ncesblogeditor">NCES Blog Editor</a></span> <span class="post-category"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-folder-close"></i><a href="/blogs/nces/category/Findings">Findings</a>, <a href="/blogs/nces/category/General">General</a></span>  <span class="pull-right post-socialmedia"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twitter.com/share?url=http%3a%2f%2fnces.ed.gov%2fblogs%2fnces%2fpost%2fu-s-is-unique-in-score-gap-widening-in-mathematics-and-science-at-both-grades-4-and-8-prepandemic-evidence-from-timss"><img src="/blogs/Custom/Themes/Standard-New/images/twitter.png" height="24" width="24" alt="Share on Twitter"></a><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fnces.ed.gov%2fblogs%2fnces%2fpost%2fu-s-is-unique-in-score-gap-widening-in-mathematics-and-science-at-both-grades-4-and-8-prepandemic-evidence-from-timss"><img src="/blogs/Custom/Themes/Standard-New/images/facebook.png" height="24" width="24" alt="Share on Facebook"></a><a rel="nofollow" href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3a%2f%2fnces.ed.gov%2fblogs%2fnces%2fpost%2fu-s-is-unique-in-score-gap-widening-in-mathematics-and-science-at-both-grades-4-and-8-prepandemic-evidence-from-timss"><img src="/blogs/Custom/Themes/Standard-New/images/googleplus.png" height="24" width="24" alt="Share on Google+"></a></span> </div> </header> <section class="post-body text"> <p>Tracking differences between the performance of high- and low-performing students is one way of monitoring equity in education. These differences are referred to as achievement gaps or “score gaps,” and they may widen or narrow over time.</p> <p>To provide the most up-to-date international data on this topic, NCES recently released <em><a href="https://nces.ed.gov/timss/additional-products/statsinbrief/2022041.asp">Changes Between 2011 and 2019 in Achievement Gaps Between High- and Low-Performing Students in Mathematics and Science: International Results From TIMSS</a>. </em>This interactive web-based Stats in Brief uses data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) to explore changes between 2011 and 2019 in the score gaps between students at the 90th percentile (high performing) and the 10th percentile (low performing). The study—which examines data from 47 countries at grade 4, 36 countries at grade 8, and 29 countries at both grades—provides an important picture of <em>prepandemic trends</em>.</p> <p>This Stats in Brief also provides new analyses of the <em>patterns</em> in score gap changes over the last decade. The focus on patterns sheds light on which part of the achievement distribution may be driving change, which is important for developing appropriate policy responses. </p> <p><br /> <strong><em>Did score gaps change in the United States and other countries between 2011 and 2019?</em></strong></p> <p>In the United States, score gap changes consistently widened between 2011 and 2019 (figure 1). In fact, the United States was the only country (of 29) where the score gap between high- and low-performing students widened in both mathematics and science at both grade 4 and grade 8.</p> <hr /> <p><strong>Figure 1. Changes in scores gaps between high- and low-performing U.S. students between 2011 and 2019</strong></p> <p><img alt="Horizontal bar chart showing changes in scores gaps between high- and low-performing U.S. students between 2011 and 2019" src="/blogs/nces/image.axd?picture=%2f2022%2f10%2fTIMSS_SIB_figure1.png" /></p> <p><span style="font-size:11px;">* <em>p</em> < .05. Change in score gap is significant at the .05 level of statistical significance.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11px;">SOURCE: Stephens, M., Erberber, E., Tsokodayi, Y., and Fonseca, F. (2022). <em>Changes Between 2011 and 2019 in Achievement Gaps Between High- and Low-Performing Students in Mathematics and Science: International Results From TIMSS</em> (NCES 2022-041). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences. Available at <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2022041">https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2022041</a>.</span></p> <hr /> <p>For any given grade and subject combination, no more than a quarter of participating countries had a score gap that widened, and no more than a third had a score gap that narrowed—further highlighting the uniqueness of the U.S. results.</p> <p><br /> <strong><em>Did score gaps change because of high-performing students, low-performing students, or both?</em></strong></p> <p>At grade 4, score gaps <strong>widened</strong> in the United States between 2011 and 2019 due to <em>decreases</em> in low-performing students’ scores, while high-performing students’ scores did not measurably change (figure 2). This was true for both mathematics and science and for most of the countries where score gaps also widened.</p> <hr /> <p><strong>Figure 2. Changes in scores of high- and low-performing U.S. students between 2011 and 2019</strong></p> <p><img alt="Horizontal bar chart showing changes in scores of high- and low-performing U.S. students between 2011 and 2019 and changes in the corresponding score gaps" src="/blogs/nces/image.axd?picture=%2f2022%2f10%2fTIMSS_SIB_figure2.png" /></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11px;">* <em>p</em> < .05. 2019 score gap is significantly different from 2011 score gap.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 11px;">SOURCE: Stephens, M., Erberber, E., Tsokodayi, Y., and Fonseca, F. (2022). <em>Changes Between 2011 and 2019 in Achievement Gaps Between High- and Low-Performing Students in Mathematics and Science: International Results From TIMSS</em> (NCES 2022-041). U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences. Available at <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2022041">https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2022041</a>.</span></p> <hr /> <p>Low-performing U.S. students’ scores also dropped in both subjects at grade 8, but at this grade, they were accompanied by rises in high-performing students’ scores. This pattern—where the two ends of the distribution move in opposite directions—led to the United States’ relatively large changes in score gaps. Among the other countries with widening score gaps at grade 8, this pattern of divergence was not common in mathematics but was more common in science.</p> <p>In contrast, in countries where the score gaps<strong> narrowed</strong>, low-performing students’ scores generally <em>increased</em>. In some cases, the scores of both low- and high-performing students increased, but the scores of low-performing students increased more.</p> <p>Countries with narrowing score gaps typically also saw their average scores rise between 2011 and 2019, demonstrating improvements in both equity and achievement. This was almost never the case in countries where the scores of low-performing students dropped, highlighting the global importance of not letting this group of students fall behind.  </p> <p><br /> <strong><em>What else can we learn from this TIMSS Stats in Brief?</em></strong></p> <p>In addition to providing summary results (described above), this interactive Stats in Brief allows users to select a subject and grade to explore each of the study questions further (exhibit 1). Within each selection, users can choose either a more streamlined or a more expanded view of the cross-country figures and walk through the findings step-by-step while key parts of the figures are highlighted.</p> <hr /> <p><strong>Exhibit 1. Preview of the Stats in Brief’s Features</strong></p> <p><img alt="Image of the TIMSS Stats in Brief web report" src="/blogs/nces/image.axd?picture=%2f2022%2f10%2fTIMSS_Exhibit1.PNG" /></p> <hr /> <p>Explore NCES’ new interactive <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/timss/additional-products/statsinbrief/2022041.asp">TIMSS Stats in Brief</a> to learn more about how score gaps between high- and low-performing students have changed over time across countries.</p> <p>Be sure to follow NCES on <a href="https://twitter.com/EdNCES">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EdNCES/">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ednces/">LinkedIn</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/EdNCES">YouTube</a> and subscribe to the <a href="https://ies.ed.gov/newsflash/#nces">NCES News Flash</a> to stay up-to-date on TIMSS data releases and resources.</p> <p> </p> <p><em>By Maria Stephens and Ebru Erberber, AIR; and Lydia Malley, NCES</em></p> </section> </article> <article class="post" id="post3"> <header class="post-header"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="/blogs/nces/post/rescaled-data-files-for-analyses-of-trends-in-adult-skills">Rescaled Data Files for Analyses of Trends in Adult Skills</a> </h2> <div class="post-info clearfix"> <span class="post-date"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></i>July 12, 2022</span> <span class="post-author"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></i><a href="/blogs/nces/author/ncesblogeditor">NCES Blog Editor</a></span> <span class="post-category"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-folder-close"></i><a href="/blogs/nces/category/Datasets">Datasets</a>, <a href="/blogs/nces/category/Findings">Findings</a>, <a href="/blogs/nces/category/General">General</a></span>  <span class="pull-right post-socialmedia"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twitter.com/share?url=http%3a%2f%2fnces.ed.gov%2fblogs%2fnces%2fpost%2frescaled-data-files-for-analyses-of-trends-in-adult-skills"><img src="/blogs/Custom/Themes/Standard-New/images/twitter.png" height="24" width="24" alt="Share on Twitter"></a><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fnces.ed.gov%2fblogs%2fnces%2fpost%2frescaled-data-files-for-analyses-of-trends-in-adult-skills"><img src="/blogs/Custom/Themes/Standard-New/images/facebook.png" height="24" width="24" alt="Share on Facebook"></a><a rel="nofollow" href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3a%2f%2fnces.ed.gov%2fblogs%2fnces%2fpost%2frescaled-data-files-for-analyses-of-trends-in-adult-skills"><img src="/blogs/Custom/Themes/Standard-New/images/googleplus.png" height="24" width="24" alt="Share on Google+"></a></span> </div> </header> <section class="post-body text"> <p>In January 2022, NCES released the rescaled data files for three adult literacy assessments conducted several decades earlier: the 1992 <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/naal/nals_products.asp">National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS)</a>, the 1994 <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ials/">International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS)</a>, and the 2003 <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2022007">Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL)</a>. By connecting the rescaled data from these assessments with data from the current adult literacy assessment, the <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/datafiles.asp">Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)</a>, researchers can examine trends on adult skills in the United States going back to 1992. This blog post traces the history of each of these adult literacy assessments, describes the files and explains what “rescaling” means, and discusses how these files can be used in analyses in conjunction with the PIAAC files. The last section of the post offers several example analyses of the data.</p> <p><strong>A Brief History of International and National Adult Literacy Assessments Conducted in the United States</strong></p> <p>The rescaled data files highlighted in this blog post update and combine historical data from national and international adult literacy studies that have been conducted in the United States.</p> <p>NALS was conducted in 1992 by NCES and assessed U.S. adults in households, as well as adults in prisons. IALS—developed by Statistics Canada and ETS in collaboration with 22 participating countries, including the United States—assessed adults in households and was administered in three waves between 1994 and 1998. ALL was administered in 11 countries, including the United States, and assessed adults in two waves between 2003 and 2008.</p> <p>PIAAC seeks to ensure continuity with these previous surveys, but it also expands on their quality assurance standards, extends the definitions of literacy and numeracy, and provides more information about adults with low levels of literacy by assessing reading component skills. It also, for the first time, includes a problem-solving domain to emphasize the skills used in digital (originally called “technology-rich”) environments.</p> <p><strong>How Do the Released Data Files From the Earlier Studies of Adult Skills Relate to PIACC?</strong></p> <p>All three of the released restricted-use data files (for NALS, IALS, and ALL) relate to PIAAC, the latest adult skills assessment, in different ways.</p> <p>The <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2022008">NALS</a> data file contains literacy estimates and background characteristics of U.S. adults in households and in prisons in 1992. It is comparable to the PIAAC data files for 2012/14 and 2017 through rescaling of the assessment scores and matching of the background variables to those of PIAAC.</p> <p>The <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2022006">IALS</a> and <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2022007">ALL</a> data files contain literacy (IALS and ALL) and numeracy (ALL) estimates and background characteristics of U.S. adults in 1994 (IALS) and 2003 (ALL). Similar to NALS, they are comparable to the <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2016668REV">PIAAC restricted-use data (2012/14</a>) through rescaling of the literacy and numeracy assessment scores and matching of the background variables to those of PIAAC. These estimates are also comparable to the international estimates of skills of adults in several other countries, including in Canada, Hungary, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, and New Zealand (see the recently released Data Point <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2022005">International Comparisons of Adult Literacy and Numeracy Skills Over Time</a>). While the NCES datasets contain only the U.S. respondents, IALS and ALL are international studies, and the data from other participating countries can be requested from Statistics Canada (see the <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ials/data.asp">IALS Data Files/Publications</a> and <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/all/data.asp">ALL Data</a> pages for more detail). See the <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/history.asp">History of International and National Adult Literacy Assessments</a> page for additional background on these studies. </p> <p>Table 1 provides an overview of the rescaled NALS, IALS, and ALL data files.</p> <hr /> <p><strong>Table 1. Overview of the rescaled data files for the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS), International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), and Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL) </strong></p> <p><img alt="Table showing overview of the rescaled data files for the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS), International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), and Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey"src="/blogs/nces/image.axd?picture=%2f2022%2f07%2fPIAAC_table1_rev.PNG" /></p> <hr /> <p><strong>What Does “Rescaled” Mean?</strong></p> <p>“Rescaling” the literacy (NALS, IALS, ALL) and numeracy (ALL) domains from these three previous studies means that the domains were put on the same scale as the PIAAC domains through the derivation of updated estimates of proficiency created using the same statistical models used to create the PIAAC skills proficiencies. Rescaling was possible because PIAAC administered a sufficient number of the same test questions used in NALS, IALS, and ALL.<sup><a href="#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1" title="">1</a></sup> These rescaled proficiency estimates allow for trend analysis of adult skills across the time points provided by each study.</p> <p><strong>What Can These Different Files Be Used For?</strong></p> <p>While mixing the national and international trend lines isn’t recommended, both sets of files have their own distinct advantages and purposes for analysis.</p> <p><strong><em>National files</em></strong></p> <p>The rescaled NALS 1992 files can be used for national trend analyses with the PIAAC national trend points in 2012/2014 and 2017. Some potential analytic uses of the NALS trend files are to</p> <ul> <li>Provide a picture of the skills of adults only in the United States;</li> <li>Examine the skills of adults in prison and compare their skills with those of adults in households over time, given that <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=94102">NALS</a> and <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/prison_summary.asp">PIAAC</a> include prison studies conducted in 1992 and 2014, respectively;</li> <li>Conduct analyses on subgroups of the population (such as those ages 16–24 or those with less than a high school education) because the larger sample size of NALS allows for more detailed breakdowns along with the U.S. PIAAC sample;</li> <li>Focus on the subgroup of older adults (ages 66–74), given that NALS sampled adults over the age of 65, similar to PIAAC, which sampled adult ages 16–74; and</li> <li>Analyze U.S.-specific background questions (such as those on race/ethnicity or health-related practices).</li> </ul> <p><strong><em>International files</em></strong></p> <p>The rescaled IALS 1994 and ALL 2003 files can be used for international trend analyses among six countries with the U.S. PIAAC international trend point in <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2016668REV">2012/2014</a>: Canada, Hungary, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. Some potential analytic uses of the IALS and ALL trend files are to</p> <ul> <li>Compare literacy proficiency results internationally and over time using the results from IALS, ALL, and PIAAC; and</li> <li>Compare numeracy proficiency results internationally and over time using the results from ALL and PIAAC.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Example Analyses Using the U.S. Trend Data on Adult Literacy</strong></p> <p>Below are examples of a national trend analysis and an international trend analysis conducted using the rescaled NALS, IALS, and ALL data in conjunction with the PIAAC data.</p> <p><strong><em>National trend estimates</em></strong></p> <p>The literacy scores of U.S. adults increased from 269 in NALS 1992 to 272 in PIAAC 2012/2014. However, the PIAAC 2017 score of 270 was not significantly different from the 1992 or 2012/2014 scores.</p> <div> <hr /> <p><strong>Figure 1. Literacy scores of U.S. adults (ages 16–65) along national trend line: Selected years, 1992–2017 </strong></p> <p><img alt="Line graph showing literacy scores of U.S. adults (ages 16–65) along national trend line for NALS 1992, PIAAC 2012/2014, and PIAAC 2017"src="/blogs/nces/image.axd?picture=%2f2022%2f07%2fPIAAC_Figure1_cropped.jpg" /></p> <p><span style="font-size:11px;">* Significantly different (<em>p</em> < .05) from NALS 1992 estimate.<br /> SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS), NALS 1992; and Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), PIAAC 2012–17.</span></p> <hr /> <p><strong><em>International trend estimates </em></strong></p> <p>The literacy scores of U.S. adults decreased from 273 in IALS 1994 to 268 in ALL 2003 before increasing to 272 in PIAAC 2012/2014. However, the PIAAC 2012/2014 score was not significantly different from the IALS 1994 score.</p> <hr /> <p><strong>Figure 2. Literacy scores of U.S. adults (ages 16–65) along international trend line: Selected years, 1994–2012/14</strong></p> <p><img alt="Line graph showing literacy scores of U.S. adults (ages 16–65) along international trend line for IALS 1994, ALL 2003, and PIAAC 2012/2014"src="/blogs/nces/image.axd?picture=%2f2022%2f07%2fPIAAC_Figure2_cropped.jpg" /></p> <p><span style="font-size:11px;">* Significantly different (<em>p</em> < .05) from IALS 1994 estimate.<br /> SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics Canada and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS), 1994–98; Adult Literacy and Lifeskills Survey (ALL), 2003–08; and Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), PIAAC 2012/14. See figure 1 in the <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2022005">International Comparisons of Adult Literacy and Numeracy Skills Over Time</a> Data Point.</span></p> <hr /> <p><strong>How to Access the Rescaled Data Files</strong></p> <p>More complex analyses can be conducted with the NALS, IALS, and ALL rescaled data files. These are restricted-use files and researchers must obtain a <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/licenses.asp">restricted-use license</a> to access them. Further information about these files is available on the <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/datafiles.asp">PIAAC Data Files page</a> (see the “International Trend Data Files and Data Resources” and “National Trend Data Files and Data Resources” sections at the bottom of the page).</p> <p>Additional resources:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://nces.ed.gov/naal/nals_products.asp">NALS home page</a></li> <li><a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/ials/">IALS home page</a></li> <li><a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/all/index.asp">ALL home page</a></li> <li><a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/">PIAAC home page</a><br />  </li> </ul> <p><em>By Emily Pawlowski, AIR, and Holly Xie, NCES</em></p> <hr align="left" size="1" width="33%" /> <div id="ftn1"> <p><span style="font-size:11px;"><a href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1" title="">[1]</a> In contrast, the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL), another assessment of adult literacy conducted in the United States, was not rescaled for trend analyses with PIAAC. For various reasons, including the lack of overlap between the NAAL and PIAAC literacy items, NAAL and PIAAC are thought to be the least comparable of the adult literacy assessments.</span></p> </div> </div> </section> </article> <article class="post" id="post4"> <header class="post-header"> <h2 class="post-title"> <a href="/blogs/nces/post/the-growing-reading-gap-ies-event-to-link-knowledge-to-action-through-literacy-data">The Growing Reading Gap: IES Event to Link Knowledge to Action Through Literacy Data</a> </h2> <div class="post-info clearfix"> <span class="post-date"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-calendar"></i>June 2, 2021</span> <span class="post-author"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></i><a href="/blogs/nces/author/ncesblogeditor">NCES Blog Editor</a></span> <span class="post-category"><i class="glyphicon glyphicon-folder-close"></i><a href="/blogs/nces/category/General">General</a></span>  <span class="pull-right post-socialmedia"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.twitter.com/share?url=http%3a%2f%2fnces.ed.gov%2fblogs%2fnces%2fpost%2fthe-growing-reading-gap-ies-event-to-link-knowledge-to-action-through-literacy-data"><img src="/blogs/Custom/Themes/Standard-New/images/twitter.png" height="24" width="24" alt="Share on Twitter"></a><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http%3a%2f%2fnces.ed.gov%2fblogs%2fnces%2fpost%2fthe-growing-reading-gap-ies-event-to-link-knowledge-to-action-through-literacy-data"><img src="/blogs/Custom/Themes/Standard-New/images/facebook.png" height="24" width="24" alt="Share on Facebook"></a><a rel="nofollow" href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3a%2f%2fnces.ed.gov%2fblogs%2fnces%2fpost%2fthe-growing-reading-gap-ies-event-to-link-knowledge-to-action-through-literacy-data"><img src="/blogs/Custom/Themes/Standard-New/images/googleplus.png" height="24" width="24" alt="Share on Google+"></a></span> </div> </header> <section class="post-body text"> <p>On June 8 and 9, the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and the Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) will host a <a href="https://www.accelevents.com/e/IESReadingSummit">Reading Summit</a> to address one of the most important issues confronting American education today: the declining reading performance of America’s lowest-performing students and the growing gap between low- and high-performing students.</p> <p>At this 2-day virtual event, participants will explore the results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), as well as other IES data, and learn strategies to help educators and low-performing readers make progress.</p> <p>Learn more about the summit’s <a href="https://www.accelevents.com/e/IESReadingSummit#agenda">agenda</a> and <a href="https://www.accelevents.com/e/IESReadingSummit#speakers">speakers</a>—including IES Director Mark Schneider, NCES Commissioner James L. Woodworth, and NCES Associate Commissioner Peggy Carr—and <a href="https://www.accelevents.com/e/u/checkout/IESReadingSummit/tickets/order">register to participate</a> (registration is free).</p> <p>In the meantime, explore some of the data NCES collects on K–12 literacy and reading achievement, which show that the scores of students in the lowest-performing groups are decreasing over time.</p> <ul> <li>The <a href="https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/">National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)</a> administers reading assessments to 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade students. <a href="https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/reading/?grade=4">The most recent results</a> from 2019 show that average reading scores for students in the 10th percentile (i.e., the lowest-performing students) decreased between 2017 and 2019 at grade 4 (from 171 to 168) and grade 8 (from 219 to 213) and decreased between 2019 and 2015 at grade 12 (from 233 to 228).</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pirls/">Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)</a> is an international comparative assessment that measures 4th-grade students’ reading knowledge and skills. The <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pirls/pirls2016/findings.asp">most recent findings</a> from 2016 show that the overall U.S. average score (549) was higher than the PIRLS scale centerpoint (500), but at the 25th percentile, U.S. 4th-graders scored lower in 2016 (501) than in 2011 (510).</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/">Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)</a> is a study of 15-year-old students’ performance in several subjects, including reading literacy. <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/pisa2018/#/reading/intlcompare">The 2018 results</a> show that, although the overall U.S. average reading score (505) was higher than the OECD average score (487), at the 10th percentile, the U.S. average score in 2018 (361) was not measurably different from the score in 2015 and was lower than the score in 2012 (378).</li> </ul> <p>NCES also collects data on young children’s literacy knowledge and activities as well as the literacy competencies of adults. Here are a few data collections and tools for you to explore:</p> <ul> <li>The <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/nhes/">National Household Education Surveys (NHES)</a> program collects data on <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/nhes/young_children.asp">young children’s home literacy activities with family members</a>. See the section below for more on these data. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>The <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/iels/">International Early Learning Study (IELS)</a> is an international play-based assessment of 5-year-olds’ knowledge and skills in four key areas, including emergent literacy. Learn about the <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/iels/pilot_summary.asp">2018 pilot study</a>.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>The <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/">Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC)</a> assesses the skills of adults across the world in various domains, including <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/piaac/literacy.asp">literacy</a>.</li> </ul> <p>This year, the <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/"><em>Condition of Education</em></a> includes a newly <a href="https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/sfa">updated indicator</a> on literacy activities that parents reported doing with young children at home. Here are some key findings from this indicator, which features data from the 2019 NHES Early Childhood Program Participation Survey:</p> <p style="margin-left:.5in;">In the week before the parents were surveyed,</p> <ul style="margin-left: 40px;"> <li>85 percent of 3- to 5-year-olds were read to by a family member three or more times.</li> </ul> <ul style="margin-left: 40px;"> <li>87 percent of 3- to 5-year-olds were told a story by a family member at least once.</li> </ul> <ul style="margin-left: 40px;"> <li>96 percent of 3- to 5-year-olds were taught letters, words, or numbers by a family member at least once.</li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:.5in;">In the month before the parents were surveyed,</p> <ul style="margin-left: 40px;"> <li>37 percent of 3- to 5-year-olds visited a library with a family member at least once.</li> </ul> <p>Be sure to read the full indicator in the 2021<em> Condition of Education</em>, which was released in May, for more data on young children’s literacy 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