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Download full textSmith, Roger D.; Sua, Dangbe Wuo – 1991
A study attempted to measure the academic gain resulting from 150 hours of mandatory participation in the Mandatory Functional Literacy (MFL) program. The Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) was administered to 58 inmates at Lake Correctional Institution (Florida) prior to beginning the MFL program and again upon completion of the required…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, Correctional Rehabilitation
Banovetz, James M., Ed. – 2000
According to the most recent National Adult Literacy Survey, nearly half of Illinois adults lack sufficient reading proficiency to ensure job success and advancement in 21st century workplaces. The Test of Adult Basic Education is currently used as a pretest/posttest in Illinois' existing adult basic education, adult secondary education, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Change Strategies
