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Workplace Literacy: Evaluation of Three Model Programs.
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Askov, Eunice N. – Adult Basic Education, 2000
Three National Workplace Literacy Program-funded projects were evaluated. Two statewide projects were institutionalized with supporting state structures. The community college program was not considered mission central and was discontinued after funding ended. Union involvement, learner participation, curriculum development, and staff training…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, College Programs, Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs
Customized Computer Software for ABLE Programs. Final Report.
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Askov, Eunice N.; Bixler, Brett – 1995
A project was conducted to offer customized software to adult basic education (ABE) programs in Pennsylvania and to train the program participants on software customization principles. The project produced an updated list of software publishers and products that can be customized for adult education students. Workshops were presented on…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Computer Software, Computer Software Development
Workplace Literacy Instruction and Evaluation: R.O.A.D. to Success.
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Askov, Eunice N.; Brown, Emory J. – 1990
A Pennsylvania project to improve the reading skills of commercial drivers and to help them pass the required federal Commercial Driver's License (CDL) written examination was evaluated at five pilot sites. The project used ROAD (Real Opportunities for Advancement and Development) to Success, a basic skills course of interactive computer…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Certification, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
The Content Area Reading Project: An Inservice Education Program for Junior High School Teachers and Teachers of Adults. Appendix A, The Instruments and Their Development: Presentation and Analysis of the Findings. Final Report.
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Dupuis, Mary M.; Askov, Eunice N. – 1977
In this appendix to the Content Area Reading Project report, five instruments administered to teacher participants are examined: two attitude surveys, a skill test, a questionnaire to obtain demographic information, and the Purdue Teacher Opinionaire, which is a measure of teacher morale. This work first presents the attitude surveys, skill test,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Content Area Reading, Demonstration Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
The Content Area Reading Project: An Inservice Education Program for Junior High School Teachers and Teachers of Adults. Final Report.
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Dupuis, Mary M.; Askov, Eunice N. – 1977
The Content Area Reading Project was designed to provide teachers in junior high schools and adult basic education classes with inservice workshops and on-site consultant assistance in content area reading methods. Chapter one of this report discusses the need for such a project and outlines the procedures used in developing it. In chapter two,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Class Organization, Content Area Reading, Demonstration Programs
The Content Area Reading Project: An Inservice Education Program for Junior High School Teachers and Teachers of Adults. Appendix B, Content Component Guidesheets. Final Report.
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Dupuis, Mary M.; Askov, Eunice N. – 1977
In this appendix to the Content Area Reading Project report, a large variety of materials is presented for use in the content component of the project. Among the materials are the following: a bibliography of professional materials on content reading; an annotated bibliography of junior high school materials for reading development in ten content…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Behavior Rating Scales, Black Dialects