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Peer reviewedBoyd, Robert D.; Martin, Larry G. – Adult Education Quarterly, 1984
Reports the development and testing of a practical instrument, the Self-Description Questionnaire, that can be used by teachers to identify the psychosocial factors contributing to learning problems experienced by low literate adults. Provides examples of how teachers can use the framework and data obtained from the instrument. Includes the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Evaluation Methods, Learning Problems
Download full textMartin, Larry G. – 1981
A study was conducted to identify psychosocial needs of Adult Basic Education (ABE)/Adult Secondary Education (ASE) students by using the Self-Description Questionnaire (SDQ). A second purpose was to test effectiveness of Achievement Motivation Training (AMT) as a technique to counterbalance the negative impact of these students' former…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
