Descriptor
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 6 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
Education Level
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Aid to Families with… | 1 |
| Job Training Partnership Act… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
| Test of Adult Basic Education | 6 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedWinters, Clyde Ahmad; And Others – Journal of Correctional Education, 1993
Results of a study of methods for the remediation of incarcerated adult students basic skill deficiencies indicated that a program that integrates the Test of Adult Basic Education assessment and evaluation, an individual educational prescriptive curriculum, computer-aided instruction, and direct instruction by correctional facilitators is most…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Computer Managed Instruction, Correctional Education
McCallister, Joe Michael; And Others – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1988
Twenty-seven participants in a Job Training Partnership Act-funded literacy program at Houston Community College received one of three types of computer-assisted instruction (CAI). The longer CAI was used, the higher the posttest reading and mathematics scores. Students with higher skill levels at entry learned faster with CAI systems. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
Download full textLouisville Univ., KY. Dept. of Occupational and Career Education. – 1988
A study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE) in predicting success or lack of success in selected postsecondary health occupations programs. The predictor variables used in the project were the TABE reading and mathematics grade equivalent scores and the number of times each section of the TABE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Basic Skills, Mathematics Achievement
Averitt, Sallie D. – 1993
A study was conducted to determine: (1) if instruction correlated to the Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE) resulted in improved basic skills for participants in the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Program; and (2) to determine the impact of selected factors on grade-level advancement (pre- versus posttest TABE scores). A literature…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
Hill, Clifford; Parry, Kate – 1988
The autonomous model of literacy--including its two features autonomy of text and autonomy of skill, which have been particularly influential in reading assessment--does not account for important aspects of reading. The pragmatic model of literacy accounts more adequately for how readers respond to text. An analysis of the 1976 and 1987 versions…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Distractors (Tests)
Indiana Association of Area Vocational Districts, Inc., Speedway. – 1990
An Indiana project developed a model diagnostic basic skills testing program with statewide application for teachers certified under the Occupational Specialist Rules. Fifteen commercially produced tests were reviewed for adoption. The set of criteria that guided the selection process included technical aspects and application factors. The TABE…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Beginning Teachers, Diagnostic Tests, Field Tests
