Publication Date
| In 2026 | 0 |
| Since 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2022 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2017 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2007 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
| Adult Learning | 6 |
| Adults | 6 |
| Evaluation Methods | 6 |
| Foreign Countries | 3 |
| Learning Processes | 3 |
| Lifelong Learning | 2 |
| Teaching Methods | 2 |
| Acquired Immunodeficiency… | 1 |
| Adult Basic Education | 1 |
| Adult Education | 1 |
| Barriers | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| International Review of… | 1 |
| Learning and Instruction | 1 |
| Online Submission | 1 |
| UNESCO Institute for Lifelong… | 1 |
Author
| Amadieu, Franck | 1 |
| Brown, J. Marvin | 1 |
| Grippin, Pauline C. | 1 |
| Marine, Claudette | 1 |
| Paas, Fred | 1 |
| Rubenson, Kjell | 1 |
| Rule, David L. | 1 |
| Small, Hazel Christine | 1 |
| Tricot, Andre | 1 |
| van Gog, Tamara | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
| Adult Education | 4 |
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Adult Education Act 1966 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
| Program for the International… | 2 |
| Group Embedded Figures Test | 1 |
| Learning Style Inventory | 1 |
| Myers Briggs Type Indicator | 1 |
| Productivity Environmental… | 1 |
| Self Directed Learning… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkRubenson, Kjell – International Review of Education, 2019
A quick review of national policy documents reveals how lifelong learning has evolved as the key principle for a comprehensive education and learning strategy from cradle to grave. This raises major challenges for how to assess and report the state of lifelong learning in UNESCO Member States. It is in this context that this article critically…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adults
Download full textUNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2020
Adult numeracy is key to improving citizens' lives and supporting the development of jobs markets, economies and societies around the globe. However, its importance is all too often overlooked, in terms of both numeracy education (for adults and in schools) and monitoring of skill levels by credible direct assessment. The UNESCO Institute for…
Descriptors: Adults, Numeracy, Lifelong Learning, Educational Policy
Effects of Prior Knowledge and Concept-Map Structure on Disorientation, Cognitive Load, and Learning
Amadieu, Franck; van Gog, Tamara; Paas, Fred; Tricot, Andre; Marine, Claudette – Learning and Instruction, 2009
This study explored the effects of prior knowledge (high vs. low; HPK and LPK) and concept-map structure (hierarchical vs. network; HS and NS) on disorientation, cognitive load, and learning from non-linear documents on "the infection process of a retrograde virus (HIV)". Participants in the study were 24 adults. Overall subjective ratings of…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Concept Mapping, Eye Movements, Prior Learning
Brown, J. Marvin – Online Submission, 2003
This paper tells the story of Dr. J. Marvin Brown's life as a linguist and physicist in his quest to develop the means for adult, second language fluency. This is a combination of his auto-biography, which provides the context, and the lessons he learned in his 50 years as linguist, and language teacher. Brown's experiences indicate that adults…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers, Language Fluency
Rule, David L.; Grippin, Pauline C. – 1988
Theoretical framework, instrument development, and psychometric qualities are reviewed for some measures of learning style currently in use with adults. Instruments reviewed include: (1) Kolb's Learning Style Inventory I; (2) Kolb's Learning Style Inventory II; (3) the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator; (4) the Productivity Environmental Preferences…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adults, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Style
Small, Hazel Christine – 1970
The monograph reports the problem, design, and findings of graduate student research directly related to adult basic education teacher training. The objectives of this experiment were to assess: (1) the degree of relationship among reinforcement, learning, and self-concept for adults using computer assisted instruction (CAI); (2) changes in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adults, Computer Assisted Instruction
