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Lewis, Darrell R.; And Others – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1990
Cost effectiveness analysis in terms of personnel, facilities, equipment, materials, and overhead was made of two adult basic reading programs: Technology for Literacy Center's tutor-based program and Principle of the Alphabet Literacy System (PALS), computer-assisted instruction. Costs per unit of gain in reading skills clearly favored the PALS…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Gold, Patricia Cohen; Johnson, John A. – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1981
Reading, self-esteem, auding, and verbal language levels were measured for 132 youths and adults entering a tutorial program. Results showed that the subjects had low levels of auding, verbal language, and reading, but self-esteem was not significantly related to the other variables. Auding and verbal language skills were shown to be important to…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Adults, Listening Comprehension, Prognostic Tests
