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National Institute for Literacy, 2010
Included here are two appendixes to "Adult Education Literacy Instruction: A Review of the Research." Appendix A, "Adult Studies," contains: (1) Assessment Profiles; (2) Alphabetics; (3) Fluency; (4) Vocabulary; and (5) Comprehension. Appendix B, "Adolescent Studies," contains: (1) Alphabetics; (2) Fluency; (3) Vocabulary; and (4) Comprehension.…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Adult Education, Literacy, Educational Research
Griffin, Patrick; Forwood, Anne – 1991
A project was conducted in Australia during International Literacy Year (1990) to develop appropriate ratings scales to assess adults' literacy and numeracy skills. Skills were to be measured in the types and levels of literacy and numeracy needed and achieved by adults in society today, including literacy and numeracy skills in the workplace and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Competence, Developed Nations
Griffin, Patrick; And Others – 1990
This paper outlines the conceptual framework underpinning the development of competency rating scales for adult literacy. It provides a rationale for a project that was conducted in Australia during International Literacy Year (1990) to develop appropriate ratings scales to assess adults' literacy and numeracy skills. The paper examines the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Competence, Definitions
Fallon, Ruth – 1977
The Gateway Technical Institute's followup study on former adult basic education (ABE) students is examined in this report, which focuses primarily on the process of the study. Since the Gateway study complemented objective measures of program effectiveness with a perspective that is often missing in program evaluations, namely, former…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Followup Studies
Couvert, Roger – 1979
Intended as a source of information on matters related to the evaluation of literacy projects, this guide is designed to help evaluators keep a proper perspective on their work by proposing a wide range of options and suggesting directions for evaluations. The first two chapters of the guide deal with the general principles of evaluation and the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Functional Literacy
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Silverman, Stephen; Skonie, Ronald – Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 1997
This study identified, categorized, and analyzed 179 published research papers on teaching in physical education (RT-PE). The analysis found that most RT-PE focused on teacher effectiveness and was quantitative. Much of the research met minimum demands of good research, though some needed improvement. (SM)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
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Fargo, Jean E.; Collins, Marilyn – Journal of Reading, 1989
Describes a research project to evaluate the progress of adult beginning readers. States that the project gave the authors insight into designing and carrying out research; broadened their understanding of how students learn about the learning process; enriched their teaching; and helped them view others' research in a new light. (RS)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Evaluation Methods, Literacy Education
Kemple, James J.; And Others – 1993
One part of a study of the difference that services under Title IIA of the National Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) make in the employment, earnings, and welfare receipt of adults and out-of-school youths served by the program focused on the following: recruiting sites, monitoring the implementation of the research design, and describing and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Disadvantaged, Employment Programs, Evaluation Methods
National Governors' Association, Washington, DC. – 1992
This primer is designed to provide a step-by-step guide for state policymakers and state agency officials interested in assessing the literacy skills of the people of their state. Chapter 1 describes the importance of assessing the literacy skills in each state. Literacy is discussed as an economic necessity, a requirement for a healthy democracy,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Sticht, Thomas G. – 1991
This report discusses evaluation as required under the Department of Education rules and regulations for the National Workplace Literacy Program (NWLP). It is intended to help workplace literacy programs meet the requirements of the rules and regulations governing the NWLP so that the Department of Education can determine the value of programs.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Employment Practices
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education. – 1987
This digest of 310 Project evaluation methods is intended to provide examples of and guidelines for evaluating 310 projects at the national, state, and project levels. The first section, which is devoted to state-level 310 evaluation projects, includes a report on a longitudinal study assessing the impact of 310 projects in Florida, a report…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Educational Assessment
Research Triangle Inst., Research Triangle Park, NC. – 1994
This document contains the five papers presented at a meeting at which key issues in evaluating workplace literacy programs were discussed. In "Key Components of Workplace Liteacy Projects and Definitions of Project 'Modules,'" Judith A. Alamprese describes the context for evaluating the National Extension Program, components of workplace literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Articulation (Education), Educational Research
Muller, Josef, Ed.; Dietrich, Anja, Ed. – 1989
This document contains a collection of literacy program evaluation instruments from developing countries, as well as several papers describing how to use evaluation instruments to assess various types of systems. The following titles (with author or country of origin) are contained in this collection: "Designing a System of Evaluation and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Developing Nations
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education and Literacy. – 2001
The National Reporting System (NRS) is a project to develop an accountability system for the federally funded adult education program. The system includes a set of student measures to allow assessment of the impact of adult education instruction, methodologies for collecting the measures, reporting forms and procedures, and training and technical…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System, San Diego, CA. – 1991
An 11-point plan was developed by the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) in cooperation with the California Department of Education for the 1990-91 year. Major program objectives were designed to enhance agency involvement, identify underlying causes of student attrition, examine test administration and security practices,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Data Collection
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