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Peer reviewedElias, Joseph S.; Yoder, Zelda – PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning, 1998
Using computer-assisted learning to deliver math instruction for General Educational Development (GED) students would increase achievement through individuation and free class time for developing critical-thinking skills. This would maximize the part-time experience of GED students. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Individualized Instruction, Integrated Learning Systems
Download full textJefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY. – 1989
Project PROVE was a 1-year research project that determined the effectiveness of specific adult basic education (ABE) instructional techniques compared to those used in traditional ABE programs. The effectiveness of a strong communication linkage between the Jefferson County Probation and Parole Office (JCPPO) and Jefferson County Public Schools…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Attitude Change, Computer Assisted Instruction
James, Waynne B., Ed.; Offill, Phil, Ed. – 1979
Intended to help ABE (Adult Basic Education) teachers learn to design effective learning activities, this handbook provides activity suggestions, informative materials, and sample forms and materials. Section 1, Adults as Learners, discusses the adult learner's unique characteristics and includes an article on teaching strategies and learning…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Style
Cochran, Elizabeth – 2000
A teacher who teaches General Educational Development preparation to at-risk teenagers in a nonprofit alternative education program called FutureWorks conducted a study to identify those elements of FutureWorks that keep students coming to the program. The study included the following data collection activities: a consensus-building activity to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adolescents, Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning
