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Direct linkRobert Murphy; Shuai Wang; Marie Bienkowski; Ruchi Bhanot – Interactive Learning Environments, 2024
One of the primary goals of adult basic education programs is to help individuals develop the reading, writing, and math skills necessary to access stable employment opportunities. In the US, this need has been largely overlooked by the burgeoning educational technology sector. To understand how learning technologies might support these learners…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Technology Uses in Education, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills
Download full textBorradaile, Kelley; Martinez, Alina; Schochet, Peter; Walsh, Elias; Robles, Silvia – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2021
Title II of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 directs the federal government to conduct a national assessment of adult education, including activities to understand the extent to which adult education strategies positively affect learners. A systematic review of the research on the effectiveness of particular strategies in adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Federal Legislation, Labor Legislation, Labor Force Development
Adi, Erwin; Aditya, I Gde Made Krisna; Citrawati, Meriyana – Journal of Information Technology Education, 2010
Learning physical activities such as sports and games is expensive and time-consuming. A common advice is "repetition makes perfection," which implies that wrong actions must soon be noticed and avoided. A knowledgeable tutor is often required to provide good feedback for that purpose. However, this facility is available only for those…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Basic Skills
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2014
The "Fall Enrollment and Staffing Report 2014" provides a snapshot of enrollments in community and technical colleges during fall quarter 2014. The report addresses the questions most commonly raised regarding the community and technical colleges in Washington. The primary source of information for this document is the State Board for…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Financial Support, Enrollment, Full Time Equivalency
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2013
The "Fall Enrollment and Staffing Report 2013" provides a snapshot of enrollments in community and technical colleges during fall quarter 2013. The report addresses the questions most commonly raised regarding the community and technical colleges in Washington. The primary source of information for this document is the State Board for…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Financial Support, Enrollment, Full Time Equivalency
Macleod, Iain; Overheu, Don – Exceptional Child, 1977
The advantages of applying computer techniques to assessment and development of basic skills in mildly intellectually handicapped children are discussed, and several applications of computer devices to instruction are described. (SBH)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Electromechanical Aids
Peer reviewedLove, Matthew; Banks, Sheena – Journal of Educational Media, 2001
Describes the Upgrade2000 project, which developed a series of interactive television programs for use in the home, workplace and training environments, together with a supportive learning surround. Focuses on: emerging digital television technologies; the project's framework for structuring learning content; potential use for using digital…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Audiovisual Aids, Basic Skills, Educational Technology
Senese, Donald J. – 1983
Pointing out the current need for emphasis on academic achievement and excellence, this paper discusses challenges faced by educators in seeking to make the best use of advanced technologies to prepare students for life in the information society. The three major goals of education are identified as preparing individuals with the computer skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
Mann, Dale; Shakeshaft, Charol; Becker, Jonathan; Kottkamp, Robert – 1999
This report describes West Virginia's Basic Skills/Computer Education (BS/CE) program and connects its features to gains in student test scores that are practically and statistically significant. The program consists of three components: (1) software that focuses on the state's basic skills goals in reading, language arts, and mathematics; (2)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Computers, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests
Center for Remediation Design, Washington, DC. – 1992
The North Central Indiana Workplace Literacy Initiative seeks to develop a curriculum management system addressing work force literacy needs and a coordinated human resource investment system meeting individual economic self-sufficiency needs and labor market needs. The workplace of the future will contain six key changes: employers will require…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 1991
The guide is intended for use by Alberta's (Canada) local school authorities developing a language arts program in a language other than English or French. In these partial immersion programs, instruction is provided in a language other than English or French for 25-50% of the school day. The first section describes the development of the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Bilingual Education Programs, Class Activities
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Thessaloniki (Greece). – 2002
The views of users of e-learning in Europe and elsewhere were examined through seven online surveys that were posted on the interactive World Wide Web site called The European Training Village. The surveys examined e-learning users' views regarding the following topics: technology-supported learning; e-mail in e-learning; trainers' skills for…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Basic Skills
Garner, Barbara, Ed. – Focus on Basics, 2001
This set of four newsletters contains articles to help adult basic education and literacy teachers connect research and practice. The following are among the articles included: "The Effects of Continuing Goal-Setting on Persistence in a Math Classroom" (Pamela Meader); "Do the Cognitive Skills of Dropouts Matter in the Labor…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Basic Skills
