Adult Basic Education

24 records
Title	Date	Abstract
Learning for life: a longitudinal study of Pennsylvania's adult education success stories recipients: research report	2001	Learning for Life looks at life experiences and attitudes of 70 adult learners who participated in ABLE programs between 1968...
Research on adult numeracy practice	May 2006	This bibliography describes research projects on how adults use mathematics in specific contexts. It highlights studies that ...
Using curriculum based measures to identify and monitor progress in an adult basic education program, final report	1988	This final report of a 310 Project describes how curriculum based measures and procedures were used to monitor reading and wr...
Small groups in adult literacy and basic education	1992	This ERIC Digest examines the emergence of the small group approach in adult literacy and basic education instruction.
Strategies for improving adult reading performance	1992	This is a report of a demonstration project on strategies for improving adult reading performance. The strategies and methods...
Writing for Adults with Limited Reading Skills	1992	These are guidelines to assist writers and editors in preparing written materials for adults with limited reading skills. The...
Peer tutoring in adult basic and literacy education	1994	This ERIC Digest provides an overview of peer tutoring in adult basic and literacy education.
Not just a number: critical numeracy for adults	1995	This digest looks at emerging perspectives on numeracy and their social, cultural, and political implications as a context fo...
Using adult learning principles in adult basic and literacy education	1998	This brief describes how adult education principles can be used in adult basic and literacy education. References are given.
National agenda for research and development in adult education and literacy	1998	This document outlines a national agenda for research and development in the field of adult learning and literacy. It represe...
Learner persistence in adult basic education	2005	Retaining learners is an ongoing challenge for adult basic education (ABE) programs in which high attrition is common and acc...
Research on professional development and teacher change: implications for adult basic education	2007	This is an excerpt [Ch. 7] from the seventh in an annual series of journals on adult learning and literacy. The authors of th...
At a crossroads: basic skills education in California	April 2010	This updated policy brief defines basic skills education and the need for it in California. The organizational and financial ...
At a crossroads: financing basic skills education in California	April 2010	This policy brief examines how California finances basic skills education and is the second in the California Budget Project'...
More complicated than it seems: a review of literature about adult numeracy instruction	Dec 2006	Through this literature review and discussions with math instructors in BC, the author describes best practices in the field ...
The components of numeracy	Dec 2006	The 'complex nature of numeracy as it exists today' is the focus of this NCSALL Occasional Paper. Though there are, according...
Understanding what reading is all about: teaching materials and lessons for adult basic education learners	July 2005	This is a teaching guide for a set of 13 lessons designed to help learners understand the components of reading that are part...
Vocabulary: research and teaching strategies	June 2007	This digest discusses current research on vocabulary skills and suggests strategies for teaching adult learners. Vocabulary i...
Reading comprehension: research and teaching strategies	June 2007	This digest discusses current research on reading comprehension and suggests strategies for teaching adult learners. Referenc...
Alphabetics: Research and Teaching Strategies	June 2007	This digest discusses current research on alphabetics and suggests strategies for teaching alphabetics to adult learners. Alp...
Research and Teaching Strategies	June 2007	This digest discusses current research on reading fluency and suggests strategies for teaching adult learners to read with fl...
Integrated Education and Training (IET)	June 2012	This brief summarizes model educational programs for adults that integrate basic skills education with job training and caree...
At a crossroads: gateway to a better future	May 2011	This is the final policy report in the California Budget Project's "At a Crossroads" series. It offers a set of recommendatio...
Counseling the adult basic education student	n.d.	This report addresses questions which confront adult educators and counselors working with the unique adult population. Quest...