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Direct linkCarpentieri, J. D. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2019
The field of Adult Literacy and Numeracy (ALN) has an evidence problem. This paper analyses that problem through the lens of three overarching types of evidence available to researchers and policymakers: Type 1 evidence, which provides descriptions of the scope of social problems; Type 2 evidence measuring the impacts of programmes addressing…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Numeracy, Evidence, Social Problems
Southgate, David; Egglestone, Corin; Evans, Stephen – Learning and Work Institute, 2021
This report projects Northern Ireland's skills base through to 2030 and compares this to a number of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. The report shows that on current trends Northern Ireland will continue to lag many other countries on a number of measures of learning and skills in 2030. These shortfalls can…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Educational Trends, Basic Skills
Download full textHolmes, Venita R. – Houston Independent School District, 2018
HIPPY [Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters] was designed to assist parents from disadvantaged backgrounds with educational opportunities to prepare their children for school. HIPPY targeted children in 70 Houston Independent School District (HISD) elementary schools during the 2017-2018 academic year. This figure reflects an…
Descriptors: Home Instruction, Parent Participation, Home Visits, Preschool Children
Santana Arroyo, Sonia – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2013
Health professionals frequently do not possess the necessary information-seeking abilities to conduct an effective search in databases and Internet sources. Reference librarians may teach health professionals these information and technology skills through the Big6 information literacy model (Big6). This article aims to address this issue. It also…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Information Skills, Basic Skills, Models
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2010
This report presents the results of the formative evaluation of the Adult Learning, Literacy and Essential Skills Program (ALLESP). Data collection related to this evaluation took place between November 2008 and May 2009. The evaluation resulted in the following four recommendations: (1) It is recommended that Program objectives and activities…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation, Program Evaluation, Administrative Change
Iowa Department of Education, 2016
This report is Iowa's response to the four questions that the United States Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), requires of all states and territories receiving federal funding through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Title II, Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA). The overall goal of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Career Education, Technical Education
Graham, Lorraine; Pegg, John – Online Submission, 2010
This paper reports data from the evaluation of the numeracy component of a long-running educational intervention, covering the period from 2001 to 2008. "QuickSmart" is both an intervention and research project operating in Australian schools. It is a structured intervention program designed for middle-school students (ages 10 to 13…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Intervention, Numeracy, Achievement Tests
What Works Clearinghouse, 2007
"High School Redirection" is an alternative high school program for youth considered at risk of dropping out. The program emphasizes basic skills development (with a particular focus on reading skills) and offers limited extra-curricular activities. The schools operate in economically disadvantaged areas and serve students who have…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, High Schools, High School Students, High Risk Students
Community School District 7, Bronx, NY. – 1978
This report determines the congruence between the designs of the ESEA Title I and Impact Aid Programs and the actual implemented products, and also assesses the worth of these programs in terms of their outcomes. The aims and purposes of programs relating to the strengthening of verbal (including bilingual) and mathematical skills among elementary…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Fischer, Joan Keller; Evanson, Jane L. – New Directions for Continuing Education, 1979
Higher test scores for basic skills or passing the GED test are insufficient evidence of Adult Basic Education Program impact. To discover if programs are really affecting learners' life situations, follow-up studies and anecdotal data provide more pertinent information. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Certification, Outcomes of Education
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1979
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I evaluations submitted by local education agencies to the Virginia Department of Education are compiled in this report to summarize statewide Title I implementation during the 1977-78 school year and summer. An overall summary of Title I programs is presented in narrative form, as are descriptions…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Koopmans, Matthijs – 1998
This paper discusses the application of Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) to the evaluation of the effectiveness of Basic Skills programs in the Newark (New Jersey) school district. Whether HLM is able to handle regression effects in Basic Skills examination data is studied. The analysis uses data from the Stanford Achievement Tests for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Mathematical Models
Endress, Stacy A.; Weston, Holly; Marchand-Martella, Nancy E.; Martella, Ronald C.; Simmons, Julie – Education and Treatment of Children, 2007
The purpose of this program evaluation was to examine the effects of "Phono-Graphix," an intensive tertiary-level reading intervention, on the basic reading skills of 16 students aged 6 to 17 years who received special education services. Instruction was delivered one-on-one or in small groups of two or three students. Instruction lasted 8 weeks.…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Program Evaluation, Disabilities, Reading Skills
Astroth, Jonathan; Weber, Jerry – 1988
In fall 1987, a study was conducted at Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) to examine the college's system of basic skills assessment for course placement. The study investigated the adequacy of established cut scores; placement evasion (i.e., the disregarding of a recommendation to take a developmental course) and its consequences; the use of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Curriculum Evaluation
Griffin, Virginia; And Others – 1980
The overall purpose of the national Head Start evaluation is to assess the impact, on the children and parents being served, of: (1) the educational services component of Head Start, and (2) a new demonstration program within Head Start, Basic Educational Skills (BES). The evaluation deals with a total of 65 Head Start programs and their families.…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth
