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Leslie, Lauren; Caldwell, JoAnne – 1995
Based on current research in reading, this book presents an informal reading inventory designed to assess reading ability at emergent through junior high levels. It includes narrative and expository passages at each level, questions to assess prior knowledge, and word lists. It focuses assessment on specific questions regarding word…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy, Informal Reading Inventories, Junior High Schools
Download full textSmagorinsky, Peter; And Others – 1987
Noting that teachers sometimes fail to draw on students' prior knowledge, this guide focuses on helping teachers both to think about the cognitive processes involved in learning and to design activities that provide students with a solid introduction to various learning tasks. The first section briefly discusses current theory and research in…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Processes, Learning Processes, Literature Appreciation
Levitz, Randi S.; Noel, Lee – 1980
Results of a national survey, "Attracting and Retaining Adult Learners" (ARAL), by the American College Testing Program are summarized. Attention is focused on programs and services that have been successful with adult learners. ARAL respondents were from three types of institutions: (1) those for whom adult learners represent a primary thrust of…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Ancillary School Services
Advocates for Community-Based Training and Education for Women, Toronto (Ontario). – 1998
This Skills and Knowledge Profile is designed to help adults identify the wide range of skills and experience they have and give themselves credit for what they have learned outside school. It can be used for training and education programs, education proposals, and for self-assessment. Using checklists, short-answer formats, and line drawings,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Adults
Spratley, Ernell; Johnson, Ayah; Sochalski, Julie; Fritz, Marshall; Spencer, William – 2001
The characteristics, education, employment patterns, salaries, job satisfaction, and other characteristics of registered nurses (RNs) across the United States were examined in a national survey. Of the initial sample of approximately 54,000 of the nation's more than 3,066,000 licensed RNs, 35,579 RNs (72%) submitted usable responses. From 1980 to…
Descriptors: Age, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Colleges
Cournoyer, Barry R.; Stanley, Mary J. – 2002
This book is designed to help social work students prepare a social work portfolio to be used as a learning guide, and following graduation, as a tool to maintain their social work licenses or other pertinent professional credentials. There are independent and collaborative group learning exercises as well as portfolio preparation exercises…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Career Development, Career Information Systems, Career Ladders
