ERIC Number: ED300517
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Oct
Pages: 26
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Saginaw Adult Basic Education Product Evaluation, 1987-88.
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E.
The Adult Basic Education (ABE) program of the Saginaw (Michigan) Public Schools achieved 8 of its 11 objectives for 1987-88. The program is designed for adults who have less than an eighth grade education, and provides basic and remedial instruction in mathematics and communication skills, as well as Michigan Life Role Competencies (MLRC), English as a Second Language (ESL), Adult Bilingual and Pre-General Educational Development (Pre-GED). Statistical data were collected from the "Adult Basic Education Information Sheet." Data were analyzed for each of the following categories of objectives listed in the 1987-88 program proposal: (1) enrollment; (2) dropout prevention; (3) recruitment; (4) achievement; and (5) cooperative arrangements. Findings include the following: (1) incarcerated participants were the only group to meet achievement goals; (2) the overall student achievement goal was not met; (3) when considered as a whole, the program evidenced a loss in student achievement when compared to the previous year. The results of this product evaluation were combined with a separately conducted process evaluation to form recommendations for improvement. Statistical data are included on seven tables. The appendices include the following: (1) a list of the Adult Basic Education Centers, 1987-88; (2) Number and Percent of 1987-88 ABE Participants by Racial/Ethnic, Age, and Sex Categories; (3) Saginaw Adult Basic Education Objective Reporting Form; and (4) Attainment Status of the 1987-88 ABE Objectives. (FMW)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education Programs, Daily Living Skills, English (Second Language), High School Equivalency Programs, Institutionalized Persons, Minority Groups, Primary Education, Program Evaluation, Remedial Programs, Urban Programs
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Audience: Policymakers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services.
Identifiers - Location: Michigan
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