- YEAR
- 2018
- SUBJECT
- [RR2018-06] 2018 KEDI Survey Research on Student Competencies
- ABSTRACT FILE
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RR2018-06_Abstract.pdf
- FULL TEXT FILE
- TITLE
- [RR2018-06] 2018 KEDI Survey Research on Student Competencies
- AUTHOR(S)
- Kwon, Heekyung
- KEYWORDS
- Key competencies, Self-reporting Methods, Social desirability bias
- PUB .NO
- RR2018-06
2018 KEDI Survey Research on Student Competencies
The study aimed to monitor six types of key competencies of elementary, middle, and high school students in Korea, as in the 3rd survey conducted among the five ones planned in 2015. About 12,560 students participated in the survey 2018, and their key competencies were compared by grade, gender, region, and the school type. Comparisons were also conducted regarding the key competencies among 3rd graders of middle school participating in each survey of 2016, 2017, and 2018. Trends were investigated by comparing middle school data of 1st graders in 2016’s, 2nd graders in 2017’s, and 3rd graders in 2018’s survey. Lastly, a theoretical review was carried out to explain the reasons for the validity limitation by adopting self-reporting methods when assessing students’ competencies. Among several reasons, the impact of social desirability bias was addressed empirically in this study.