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Download full textKevin O’Farrell – Florida Department of Education, 2023
This technical assistance paper provides policy and guidance to individuals with test administration responsibilities in adult education programs. The Florida assessment policies and guidelines presented in this technical assistance paper are appropriate for state and federal reporting. Therefore, guidance and procedures regarding the selection…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Testing, Achievement Gains, Outcome Measures
Iowa Department of Education, 2014
The Division of Community Colleges of the Iowa Department of Education has a variety of diverse programs that enhance Iowa's educational system. Adult Education has a rich history in Iowa of providing services that assist adults in improving their skills, achieving their educational goals, and transitioning to further education or employment.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Colleges, Resource Allocation
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2014
The Annual 2013-14 Enrollment Report provides a snapshot of enrollment statistics in Washington's community and technical colleges during the 2013-2014 academic year. Highlighted trends include: (1) In 2013-14, the legislative target (includes university centers, private career schools and community-based organizations) for the system was 139,237…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Tables (Data), Enrollment Trends
Alamprese, Judith A. – Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The U.S. Department of Education's Policy to Performance project was funded in 2009 to build the capacity of state adult basic education (ABE) staff to develop and implement policies and practices that would support an ABE transition system. Policy to Performance states were selected though a competitive process. State adult education directors…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Federal Programs, Educational Policy, Transitional Programs
Florida Department of Education, 2015
The principal purpose of the report for the "Florida School District Adult and Technical Centers" is to provide timely, accurate, and comparative information about the Florida School District Adult and Technical Centers System. This report is intended for use by people who are interested in data relevant to education in the School…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Technical Education, School Districts, General Education
Florida Department of Education, 2014
The principal purpose of the report for the "Florida School District Adult and Technical Centers" is to provide timely, accurate, and comparative information about the Florida School District Adult and Technical Centers System. This report is intended for use by people who are interested in data relevant to education in the School…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Technical Education, School Districts, General Education
Florida Department of Education, 2013
The principal purpose of the report for the "Florida School District Adult and Technical Centers" is to provide timely, accurate, and comparative information about the Florida School District Adult and Technical Centers System. This report is intended for use by people who are interested in data relevant to education in the School…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Technical Education, School Districts, General Education
Smith, Douglas H. – 1980
The purpose of this project was to develop a comprehensive system for recording enrollment and accomplishment information about Adult Basic Education (ABE) students for use in preparing state and federal reports. Project goals were: (1) to develop a systematic program of individualized instruments and procedures for functional data gathering on…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Data Collection, Data Processing, Enrollment
Drake, James Bob; Morgan, Alice S. – 1975
The project, conducted in five Alabama counties, was concerned with identifying and recruiting nonreading young adults and providing home-based instruction to those who could not attend adult basic education classes. Paraprofessionals and volunteers were recruited and trained in order to meet this objective. As of May 31, 1975, over 40 community…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adults
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Div. of Community Colleges. – 2002
The purpose of this report on the Iowa Community College System was to review Iowa community college programs and related services. The report is comprised of the following basic sections: (1) the introduction, which includes a history of Iowa Community Colleges; (2) Credit Student Enrollment, offering a variety of reports; (3) Credit Student…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Apia (Western Samoa). Office for the Pacific States. – 1988
Participants in the workshop on literacy reported in this document included 15 educators and specialists from the Cook Islands, Fiji, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, and Western Samoa. Chapter 1 reports an assessment of the present literacy situation in the South Pacific with particular attention to the problem of hidden illiteracy. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Data Collection
Caldwell, Robert M. – Journal of Instructional Development, 1980
Presents the instructional rationale used in design of the Basic Skills Learning System, a modularized network of computer assisted tutorials, drills, tests, printed materials, and videotaped presentations directed at improving basic reading, math, and language skills of adults below eighth-grade level. Teaching strategies that impact reading…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Demonstration Programs
Lindsay, Carl A. – 1980
An attempt is made to clarify the language of the Adult Education Act of 1966 to yield operational criteria for identifying its goals within a needs assessment/treatment framework. Criteria for general and special target populations are set forth. Singled out are the group of those with four or less years of formal education and those determined…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Adults
Mikulecky, Larry; And Others – 1995
Employers, unions, and government agencies are placing increasing emphasis on evaluation of workplace literacy programs. Because workplace literacy programs are generally short, focused on workplace-specific literacy tasks, and small, the standardized tests that have traditionally been used to assess school programs are inappropriate for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria
CASAS - Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (NJ1), 2007
The 285 adult schools in California enrolled 1,206,864 adult learners supported through state apportionment funds in program year 2006-07. This report presents the results of data collected by the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment Systems (CASAS) from all learners enrolled in California adult schools. The report analysis was prepared by…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, State Aid
