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Teacher Characteristics as Predictors of Reading Improvement among Adult Basic and Secondary Education Students.
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Dinnan, James A.; Moore, Allen B.; Wisenbaker, Joseph A.; Ulmer, Curtis; Spinks, David C. – 1996
A study examined systematically the relationship of 40 teacher characteristics and the reading improvement of adult basic education (ABE) and adult secondary education (ASE) students. Subjects were 50 adult basic and secondary education teachers and 663 of their students from a dozen adult literacy programs in a Southern state. A multiple…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Predictor Variables, Reading Improvement
A Comparison of Three Reading Tests for Determining Reading Grade Level of Navy Recruits.
Jones, Paul L.; Armitage, Bonnie J. – 1984
Having implemented a testing procedure using the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests to identify recruits with reading deficiencies, the United States Navy conducted a study comparing the performance of recruits on three different reading tests. A total of 716 recruits completed the comprehension portion of the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests, the Tests…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Armed Forces, Comparative Analysis, Military Personnel
Predictors of Grade-Level Advancement in a Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program.
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Averitt, Sallie D. – 1993
A study was conducted to determine: (1) if instruction correlated to the Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE) resulted in improved basic skills for participants in the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Program; and (2) to determine the impact of selected factors on grade-level advancement (pre- versus posttest TABE scores). A literature…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills