Problemlösen im Internet: Theoretische und methodische Verortung eines neuen (?) Konzepts

In PIAAC the assessed basic skill problem solving in technology-rich environments connects two different competences: problem solving and dealing with media. Based on a closer examination of this construct and related concepts the comparison of the terms shows overlaps as well as differences which also come into effect in their operationalization. A comparative analysis of the PIAAC instruments with instruments to assess media literacy, media competence or digital competence illustrates the different strategies of measuring skills. Our central thesis is that the possibilities of the testing method used in PIAAC are not to be seen in the substitution of other constructs and methods but in their addition.