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A New Option in Adult Basic Education: The Adult Performance Level High School Diploma.

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Hensler, Vicki – 1976

This paper describes the Adult Performance Level (APL) project, an alternative to external high school diplomas such as the General Educational Development (GED) test. Based on the need for "functional literacy" or "functional competency," the program teaches basic skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening, communication,…

Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Career Exploration

The Adult Performance Level Competency-Based High School Diploma Program. Performance Requirements. Fifth Edition, Summer 1979.

Shelton, Elaine – 1979

The Adult Performance Level (APL) Competency-Based High School Diploma (CBHSD) Program in Texas is briefly described. The program was developed as a flexible and effective alternative to a conventional high school diploma program and to the General Educational Development (GED) test. Program goals are expressed as competency outcomes which are…

Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Daily Living Skills