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| Adult Literacy and Basic… | 1 |
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| Cervero, Ronald | 1 |
| Dauzat, Sam V. | 1 |
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| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
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| Adult Performance Level | 1 |
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Cervero, Ronald – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1979
This study sought to discover the relationship between Adult Performance Level (APL) Survey scores and General Educational Development test scores. In Cook County, Illinois, 269 students were examined on both tests; scores were found to be correlated. Author discusses the need for both approaches. (Author/CSS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education
Download full textDauzat, Sam V. – 1978
The study compared two adult education standards used to determine Louisiana student eligibility for taking the General Educational Development (GED) test. Of the initial 590 students, 516 remained as study participants. The traditional standard, Standard 1, required the student to earn 13.0 on the California Achievement Test (CAT) with no area…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Competency Based Education, Conventional Instruction
Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System, San Diego, CA. – 1991
An 11-point plan was developed by the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) in cooperation with the California Department of Education for the 1990-91 year. Major program objectives were designed to enhance agency involvement, identify underlying causes of student attrition, examine test administration and security practices,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Data Collection
