Descriptor
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Adult Performance Level | 3 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedShuman, R. Baird – Journal of Reading, 1989
Examines assumptions (such as "every adult can read to some extent" and "adult students will be well motivated") held by a veteran high school social studies teacher before he began teaching adults how to read. Discusses how some of the assumptions were valid, some invalid, and others partly valid. (RS)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Reading Instruction
Kazemek, Francis E. – Lifelong Learning, 1985
The author explores why he believes the Adult Performance Level criteria, related objectives and the instructional strategies, and programs that follow from the objectives are unsupportable by any empirical evidence and detrimental to both individuals and society. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Persuasive Discourse
Koon, Mary Ann Buswell – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1981
Reviews literature on U.S. Office of Education-sponsored Adult Performance Level project that cites among its accomplishments (1) a model for competency-based education, (2) creation of national awareness of illiteracy, and (3) individualized programs. Among its insufficiencies are absence of reliable measures of validity, value-laden curriculum,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Competency Based Education, Federal Programs
