Descriptor
| Academic Achievement | 3 |
| Adult Basic Education | 3 |
| Adults | 3 |
| English (Second Language) | 3 |
| Interaction | 3 |
| Language Instruction | 3 |
| Language Proficiency | 3 |
| Oral English | 3 |
| Predictor Variables | 3 |
| Spanish Speaking | 3 |
| Student Characteristics | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 3 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textStone, Meredith K.; McDonald, Frederick J. – 1977
A study to determine the effects of certain teaching methods on English proficiency is summarized. Participants were students and teachers of English as a second language at the West New York (New Jersey) Adult Learning Center. A pretest, observation, post test design was used. Data on student background characteristics such as age, sex, previous…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Age Differences
McDonald, Frederick J.; And Others – 1977
This volume provides a technical summary of research conducted at the West New York (New Jersey) Adult Learning Center with adults in English as a second language classes. The study was conducted in order to determine the relation of teaching strategies and performances to the acquisition of skills in spoken English. Student proficiency was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adults, Classrooms
McDonald, Frederick J.; And Others – 1977
Teachers and students in the English as a second language classes at the West New York (New Jersey) Adult Learning Center participated in a study to determine which patterns of classroom interaction and student characteristics were most highly related to the acquisition of oral proficiency in English. Differences in teaching styles and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Adult Basic Education, Adults
