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Learners at Risk: Completion, Persistence and Noncontinuation in Adult Basic Education.

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Jha, LaDeane R. – 1991

A study examined the variables affecting individuals' decisions to discontinue attendance in or complete their adult basic education (ABE) program. The study sample consisted of 2,323 students enrolled in an ABE program through an urban community college in the Midwest over a 2-year period. Data were derived from student records and program…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adult Basic Education, At Risk Persons

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