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Direct linkHutto, Debra Jean – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Adult Basic Education (ABE) and the General Equivalency Diploma (GED) programs serve those students who, for whatever reason, have left the educational system without attaining a regular high school diploma. Because of the manner in which they may have left the school system, many have negative emotions and personal agency beliefs hindering their…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Quasiexperimental Design, High School Equivalency Programs, Learning Strategies
Download full textComings, John; Mullinix, Bonnie – 1993
A study sought to identify and examine key factors that influence adult basic education (ABE) mathematics instruction in Massachusetts and to develop a detailed picture of the adult basic math learning environment. Phase I involved a survey by questionnaire directed at the entire Massachusetts population of instructors and program directors…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Educational Research, Educational Testing
Colvin, Ruth J.; Root, Jane H. – 1972
Intended for those who have had no technical training in the teaching of basic reading, this manual provided step-by-step instructions so that inexperienced tutors can apply professional approaches to teaching reading. The chapters of the book discuss the problem of functional illiteracy, the profile of a good literacy teacher, the profile of an…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Reading, Educational Testing, Reading Instruction
Brown, David – 1982
Project Access was developed to provide Adult Basic Education (ABE) and General Educational Development (GED) classes for visually and muscularly impaired adults in a totally accessible and supportive environment. Existing instructional materials were adapted to several formats, e.g., large print, cassette tape, and Braille; instruction was…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Blindness, High School Equivalency Programs, Material Development
MACK, LYNN; AND OTHERS – 1967
PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES CONSISTENTLY TESTIFY TO THE FACT THAT THE ADULT LEARNER REACTS FAVORABLY TO MATERIAL WHICH ENABLES HIM TO PROGRESS AT HIS OWN SPEED. HE DOES NOT WANT TO REVERT TO THE CHILD-ORIENTED CLASSROOM BECAUSE, FOR MANY, THIS ATMOSPHERE PRODUCED FAILURE. FOR THIS REASON, PROGRAMED LEARNING AND ITS RELATED FIELD OF EDUCATIONAL…
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Basic Education, Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies
Brittan, Jessica – 1993
Intended for numeracy tutors, teachers, and trainees, this handbook provides guidance about teaching numeracy. Chapter 1 examines the extent of the numeracy problem in Great Britain, the kind of experiences that students may encounter in grappling with numerical concepts, and the range of ways in which numeracy is taught. Chapter 2 includes four…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Educational Certificates, Educational Testing
Texas Univ., Austin. Extension Teaching and Field Service Bureau. – 1969
The adult basic education program of the Texas Extension Division of Texas University was organized to provide educational opportunities for at least 200 undereducated adults, evaluate materials and teaching techniques in actual classroom use, develop a student record and progress chart for reporting and evaluation in local projects, explore…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Evaluation, Instructional Materials, Part Time Faculty
Singer, Elizabeth – 1986
This Competency-Based Adult Basic Education (CBABE) Classroom Management Guide was developed to aid the Adult Basic Education (ABE) facilitator in implementing a model CBABE Level 5-8 curriculum. First, introductory material provides background on the CBABE project at Brevard Community College (Florida) and the rationale for the development of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Attendance Records, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges
Rosenkranz, Catherine
The study was designed to determine whether cloze procedure could be used in adult literacy programs for students reading at or above the fourth grade level by investigating the procedure's: acceptability for the students, utility in matching students to reading material, and substitutability for standardized tests. Eighty-five Rhode Island…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Reading Programs
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1992
A process evaluation was conducted to determine the status of the School District of the City of Saginaw's Adult Basic Education (ABE) program operations during 1991-92. The instrument focused on nine aspects of an ABE classroom: start of class; time spent in instruction (for three subject areas and total); modes of instruction; extent of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Classroom Environment, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques
Carter, R. Phillip, Ed.; Short, Verl M., Ed. – 1967
The papers composing this document were presented during the Workshop for Teachers on Adult Basic Education, which sought to provide participants with an understanding of the adult learner, insights regarding program planning, and techniques and procedures for effective teaching. They were intended to provide experienced adult educators with a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Counseling, Adult Learning, Citizenship
Volland, Virgil A.; Trent, Curtis, Ed. – 1969
This publication is a collection of selected papers presented by participants in an adult education seminar, spring semester 1969, at Kansas State University. The focus of the seminar was on understanding the adult basic education programs. Papers covered topics such as student recruitment; adult dropouts; teaching techniques; adult learning…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Ghan, Bill, Ed.; Mocker, Donald W., Ed. – 1970
This document includes five papers on teaching reading skills to illiterate adults. The first discusses the stages of development in acquiring reading skills--introduction, application, and mastery; and suggests two steps which should be taken with reference to reading instruction for illiterate adults--sub groups within the target population…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adults
Teaching the Hard-to-Reach: Working with Releasees and Probationers. A Handbook for Adult Educators.
Wimer, Maija – 1985
Based on a statewide adult education correctional project in Texas, this handbook is designed to assist adult educators in providing continued adult education services to releasees and probationers, including jail populations. The handbook is organized in nine sections. The first section explains the background and purpose of the handbook. It is…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Rapides Parish School Board, Alexandria, LAa. – 1967
The operational manual for teachers of adult education in the Rapides Education for Adult Development Program of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, sets forth procedures, policies, philosophies, and programs as a guide to be followed uniformly by all teachers of adult classes. Sections of the manual deal with the definition and legal foundations of the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Adult Basic Education, Elementary Education, Equivalency Tests
