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Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit Newsletter, 1991
Four issues of a newsletter form this document. The first issue, Winter 1991, includes the following articles: "Ensuring Quality"; "Wordpower--Actions and Reactions"; "Corporate Links with the Community"; "The Road to Progress in Siberia"; and "Teaching Visually Handicapped Students." In the Spring…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Audiotape Recordings, Basic Skills
Gonczi, Andrew, Ed. – 1992
The intent of this document is to provide teachers in vocational education and trainers in industry, commerce and government with a greater understanding of the role of vocational education and training in the current context of economic and industrial change in Australia. Following an introduction, section 1 deals with the policy context of the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Vocational Education, Corporate Education, Critical Thinking
Download full textSherman, Thomas M.; Kimball, Stephanie – 1994
This 6-year project sought to develop programs to impact student academic success and retention. Three separate programs were developed to serve the learning improvement needs of different constituents and situations. All programs were offered at a large, land-grant research university. The Residential Success Program was designed to provide…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Generalization, Higher Education
McGivney, Veronica, Ed. – 1991
This manual is designed to help further education colleges in the United Kingdom devise strategies to meet adult learners' needs. The opening section identifies the demographic and labor market changes that necessitate service to adult learners. Key characteristics of effective college programs for adults are highlighted: institutional…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Evaluation and Training Inst., Los Angeles, CA. – 1991
This Vocational Education Resource Package (VERP) was developed to provide materials useful in replicating an exemplary vocational education program for special student populations in the California Community Colleges. This VERP describes Bakersfield College's Single Parent Adults Choosing Education (SPACE) II program, (an expansion of the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Assertiveness, Basic Skills
Bratcher, Suzanne, Ed. – Arizona English Bulletin, 1987
Intended to provide language arts teachers with practical ideas to help students become better writers, this focused journal issue addresses writing instruction at all levels, from elementary school through college. The titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "Intuitive Writing" (J. Hise); (2) "Tutoring the…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education
Palincsar, Annemarie Sullivan – 1986
A study examined whether scaffolding (the interaction that emerges when novices and experts work cooperatively) can be extended if the scaffolding model for facilitating problem-solving instruction is imposed. Eight teachers were instructed and coached in the use of scaffolding to teach first graders listening comprehension skills. When a group of…
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Feedback, Grade 1, Instructional Effectiveness
Conrath, Jerry – 1986
This guide for educators who work with discouraged and defeated learners recommends ways to prevent problems and offers approaches to develop positive attitudes. The introduction dispels common fictions about discouraged learners. Part 1, "Profiles of Our Other Youth: Discouraged and Defeated Learners," describes behavioral and life situations,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Conflict Resolution, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Osberger, Mary Joe, Ed. – 1986
The monograph consists of 13 author contributed chapters arising out of a Nebraska study which attempted to quantify the performance of 150 profoundly hearing impaired students (4-20 years old) in the areas of language (receptive and expressive), academics (reading, spelling, math), and related learning (visual perception and short-term memory)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Audiology, Communication Skills
Blosser, Patricia E., Ed.; Helgeson, Stanley L., Ed. – 1987
Abstracts of most of the papers, symposia, and poster sessions presented at the 60th conference of the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST) are provided. Subject areas addressed include: videodisc technology; problem solving; cognitive learning; attitudes toward science; teaching strategies; science, technology, society;…
Descriptors: Biology, Chemistry, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction
Hiemstra, Roger, Ed. – 1982
This publication describes the activities, deliberations, and products of a semester-long, graduate-level class dealing with policy development related to self-directed adult learning. The first section of the document provides a brief overview of the scope and content of the course. After a section of definitions of terms relating to…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Doyle, Walter; Sanford, Julie P. – 1985
This paper describes some practical lessons derived from the Managing Academic Tasks studies conducted at the Research and Development Center for Teacher Education at the University of Texas at Austin. The research included case studies of academic work conducted in 10 junior and senior high school science, mathematics, social studies, and English…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Research
Ediger, Marlow – 1984
In this collection of essays, a wide range of issues relevant to curriculum development are explored and problem-solving suggestions are offered. The ten selections discuss the following topics: (1) deficiencies in administrators' human relations skills that may hinder democratic decision-making; (2) inservice techniques and philosophical…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development
Perreault, Phyllis – 1980
Project CAPABLE (Classroom Action Program: Aim: Basic Learning Efficiency) is a classroom approach which integrates the basic learning skills with content. The goal of the project is to use basic learning skills to enhance the learning of content and at the same time use the content to teach basic learning skills. These monthly reports explain how…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Business Education, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development
Crawford, Michael – 1980
Project CAPABLE (Classroom Action Program: Aim: Basic Learning Efficiency) is a classroom approach which integrates the basic learning skills with content. The goal of the project is to use basic learning skills to enhance the learning of content and at the same time use the content to teach basic learning skills. These monthly reports explain how…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Development, Comprehension, Content Area Reading
