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Griffith, William S.; Cervero, Ronald M. – Adult Education, 1977
Examines the claims of the developers of the Adult Performance Level (APL) program to improve the teaching and testing of adults enrolled in federally supported adult basic education programs, identifies APL's theoretical problems, scrutinizes the technical aspects of its development, and evaluates the role of the U.S. Office of Education in these…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Objectives, Federal Programs, Performance Tests
Jordan, Gerald E. – Adult Literacy and Basic Education, 1977
Adult performance level (APL) methodology, results, and conclusions are summarized. Taking exception to functional literacy accounting for an individuals level of income, education, and job status, the author questions the utilitarian value of an APL curriculum. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Curriculum, Daily Living Skills
Download full textKarl, Luis C. – 2000
A formative committee conducted a developmental study to produce a program evaluation instrument (PEI) that would be effective in conducting an adult basic education (ABE) program evaluation study at Nicolet Area Technical College (NATC). Five procedures were used to complete this product. First, a literature review was conducted that assisted in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Evaluation Criteria, Formative Evaluation, Literature Reviews
Oakland Unified School District, CA. – 1966
A FIRST-YEAR EVALUATION WAS MADE OF SEVEN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, SET UP TO PROVIDE REMEDIAL INSTRUCTION IN BASIC EDUCATION AND IN METHODS OF SEEKING AND APPLYING FOR EMPLOYMENT, OFFERED UNDER THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT. PARTICIPANTS RANGED WIDELY IN AGE, (21-76) WITH A GREAT NUMBER IN THE ADVANCED AGE GROUP. THEIR…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Arithmetic
Pandey, Tej N.; Cleary, T. Anne – 1972
A description is given of "The Wisconsin Test of Adult Basic Education (WITABE)" which was developed specifically to measure the achievement of the individuals enrolled in the Rural Family Development (RGD) program at the University Extension, University of Wisconsin. The test is divided into three main parts or subtests: subtests 1 and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Behavioral Objectives
Oakland Unified School District, CA. – 1966
CLASSES IN BASIC EDUCATION AND ENGLISH FOR FOREIGN-SPEAKING PERSONS, FUNDED BY THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ACT (EOA), WERE BEGUN IN JANUARY 1965 IN ADULT DAY SCHOOLS IN OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, FOR MEN AND AFDA MOTHERS, WHO TESTED AT LESS THAN 8TH-GRADE LEVEL. WELFARE PAYMENTS WERE CONTINUED AND CASH REIMBURSEMENTS AND CHILD CARE PROVIDED FOR MOTHERS.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Disadvantaged, English (Second Language)
