An Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) may be evaluated either during the interview procedure (direct-method) or from a tape-made oral interaction (semi-direct method). Such variety in methods of assessment can influence test takers' scores extensively. However, it is not conclusive whether such differences are due to test format or something else.…

A comparison of the error profiles of monolingual (child L1) learners of Dutch, Moroccan children (child L2) and Moroccan adults (adult L2) learning Dutch as their L2 shows that participants in all groups massively overgeneralize [-neuter] articles to [+neuter] contexts. In all groups, the reverse gender mistake infrequently occurs. Gender…

This brief report presents data from the sixth triennial survey of adult education conducted as part of the May 1984 Current Population Survey. The narrative provides information on the characteristics of adult education participants, courses and providers, reasons for taking adult education courses, and adult education course costs. These data…

Presents Adult Persistence in Learning model which focuses on personal issues of adult learner, learning process issues, and environmental issues related to particular institution to guide counseling services for adult learners. Factors that facilitate realistic approach to adult learning provide focus. Notes that counseling interventions based on…

Discusses the needs of disabled adults in the context of participation in adult education programs. Highlights methods for meeting these needs and describes implications for community education programs. Presents possible actions to facilitate disabled adults' access to education. (CH)

Discusses three dyslexic/attention-deficit-disorder adult learners experience in the classroom and suggests strategies that they can employ to overcome their many ways of interacting with text that militate against successful decoding. (JOW)

Adult guidance and counseling services are underdeveloped in Nigeria and need to be integrated into adult education. Strategies to achieve integration include national policy development, collaboration between counseling and adult education departments, and an increase in public awareness. (SK)

Discusses the problem of designing educational systems for the aged to maximize their potential for success. Suggests that complex changes in working memory occur with advanced age; by understanding the nature of these changes, educational materials can be designed which properly refresh memory and guide comprehension. (JAC)

Regents College uses an integrated, multiple-measures framework for outcomes assessment. The assessment process is designed to fit the institutional mission, academic goals, organizational culture, and environmental context of assessment. (SK)

A research course for nursing students examines the stages of the research process in increasing depth. It alternates lectures with journal clubs, seminars in which students present critiques of research-based articles they have read. (SK)

Interviews with black adult students in higher education in Britain found them unhappy with ethnocentrism in the curriculum, instructors who are either racist or ignore race issues, lack of black staff, and lack of employment prospects. Black adult learners are increasingly questioning institutional commitment while experiencing institutional…

In this article, we describe and discuss the rise and general features of educational-cultural programs for seniors offered by Spanish universities. More specifically, we focus on the historical evolution, types, and characteristics of these programs. Furthermore, we briefly describe the origin, evolution, and characteristics of the Open…

Explores the utility of Bandura's self-efficacy theory for studying older adults' behavioral competencies in college. Expectations of personal efficacy are viewed as mediating mechanisms for predicting the initiation and persistence of educationally relevant behaviors. Theoretical issues related to the assessment of self-efficacy and performance…

Considers recruitment and enrollment implications of adult applicants to colleges and universities. Suggests that, to better serve adult population, college administrators responsible for preadmission counseling need to identify means to more personally address each adult applicant's concern regarding college choice process. Describes Candidate…

Examines internal and external factors which may influence women's decisions to return to school and which may affect their lives as students. Considers implications of the factors for the academic community. Personal and institutional barriers to a woman's reentry are discussed, and institutional responses to reentry women are suggested.…