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| Bell, Bernadette S. | 1 |
| Glover-Smith, Alma J. | 1 |
| Goodman, Deborah | 1 |
| Harding, Mildred | 1 |
| McBain, Susan L. | 1 |
| Shelton, Elaine | 1 |
| Thomas, Claire | 1 |
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| Reports - Descriptive | 7 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 2 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 1 |
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| Adult Education Act 1966 | 1 |
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| Adult Performance Level | 7 |
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Texas Univ., Austin. – 1977
A project is described that attempted to formulate a meaningful concept of adult performance levels, to devise instruments to measure performance at those levels, and to use those instruments to assess the functional competence of a representative sample of the population of the United States. Three levels of competence are defined in terms of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adults, Arithmetic, Basic Skills
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
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. – 1978
This plan seeks generally to improve literacy skills and specifically to aid adults in progressing through three adult performance levels to obtain the general educational development (GED) diploma. The introduction discusses the general growth of adult basic education; a chart depicts that growth in Kansas. The document is then divided into five…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
Developing a Competency-Based Adult Education (CBAE) Program. A Handbook for Kansas Adult Educators.
Goodman, Deborah – 1977
This handbook for Kansas adult educators presents a process for providing competency-based adult education (CBAE) and supporting materials. The narrative describes and then charts these seven steps in development and implementation of a CBAE program: develop and adapt philosophy, evaluate current program, collect set of goals and objectives from…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Basic Skills, Community Involvement
McBain, Susan L.; And Others – 1980
Project CLASS (Competency-Based Live-Ability Skills) uses a series of 60 modules to teach life survival skills to adults with low-level reading ability--especially Adult Basic Education/English as a Second Language students. Two versions of the modules have been developed: one for use with teacher-directed instruction and another for independent…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Community Resources, Competency Based Education
Harding, Mildred; Thomas, Claire – 1978
Beginning with a brief project report, this curriculum guide is intended to enable teachers to work effectively with Adult Performance Level (APL) programs. The manual (1) clarifies the concept of APL, (2) describes the APL-ABE (Adult Basic Education) curriculum at Florida Junior College (FJC), (3) provides examples of effective lesson plans for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Audiovisual Aids, Basic Skills
Glover-Smith, Alma J.; Bell, Bernadette S. – 1981
Written for teachers, coordinators, and supervisors, this manual describes the structural content of Project SELEP (Survival Skills in English Learning Experience Program). It indicates areas of concern in planning, establishing, and evaluating classes emphasizing survival skills for daily living appropriate for the foreign born adult in an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Development
