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Download full textNational Center for ESL Literacy Education, Washington, DC. – 2002
The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act requires states to report learners' educational gains in terms of level descriptors defined by the National Reporting System (NRS). States may choose their assessment methods. Most use standardized testing. NRS level descriptors for English as a Second Language (ESL) define English language proficiency…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education
Kruidenier, John – Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 2002
Adult basic education programs, sometimes called adult basic and secondary education programs, typically serve adults over the age of sixteen who do not have a high school diploma and are no longer eligible for traditional secondary education programs. Although adult basic education (ABE) is situated apart from the elementary, secondary, and…
Descriptors: Definitions, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
