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Fischer, Joan Keller – 1980
This report summarizes and cross-references the results of 12 studies dealing with competencies for Adult Basic Education (ABE) and diploma programs. Described in the report are the following studies/projects: (1) the Adult Performance Level (APL) Study; (2) five APL-based validation studies (the New Jersey ABE Study, the New Jersey English as a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Competence, Educational Research, High School Equivalency Programs
Download full textCouncil of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. – 1990
Serving as a bridge between research in the cognitive sciences and educational policymakers and practitioners, the first part of this report reviews recent research on thinking and learning. Findings emphasize work on higher order learning, the role of knowledge in learning, and the development of a disposition for thinking. Topics detailed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Processes, Metacognition
Andrade, Carolyn; Ging, Diane – 1988
A discussion of foreign languages in the elementary school (FLES) begins with a brief history of the program's emergence and status in the United States, a summary of the rationale for early language study, and descriptions of the major FLES program types. An Ohio survey of elementary school foreign language instruction is reported, and the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Case Studies, Elementary Education, FLES
Miller, Cuba; Crutchfield, Juliet – 1989
This paper was prepared to provide background information for use by a committee on adult literacy, composed of superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals, teachers, school board members, curriculum specialists, business leaders, individuals from higher education, legislators, and legislative staff. The purpose was to highlight…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Education Work Relationship, Educational Assessment
Halasz-Salster, Ida; And Others – 1979
A statewide study was conducted to assess the extent of services offered by Education Information Centers (EICs) in Ohio. The following four objectives guided the project activities: (1) to catalog, describe and analyze current statewide resources and services for providing educational information, guidance, counseling, and referral services to…
Descriptors: Adults, Counseling Services, Federal Legislation, Guidance Centers
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Office of Technology Assessment. – 1989
The Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) of the U.S. Congress was asked to analyze various technological options for distance education, examine current developments, and identify how Federal, State, and local policies could encourage more efficient and effective use of technology in education. This report complements OTAs assessment of use of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Innovation
