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Direct linkvan Romburgh, Henriëtte; van der Merwe, Nico – Industry and Higher Education, 2015
This study aims to determine the skills shortages in first-year trainee accountants entering practice in South Africa and to recommend ways to address and overcome those shortages. Questionnaires were administered to registered audit firms in Gauteng Province to gather the perceptions of senior trainees, managers and partners on the skills…
Descriptors: Skill Development, Skill Analysis, Occupational Surveys, Questionnaires
Basic Skills Agency, 2006
The Basic Skills Agency (formerly the Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit--ALBSU) is the national development agency for literacy, numeracy and related basic skills in England and Wales. This agency defines basic skills as " the ability to read, write, and speak in English and use mathematics at a level necessary to function and progress at…
Descriptors: Family Literacy, Basic Skills, Emergent Literacy, Parents
Miller, Ron; Wood, Jay M. – American Vocational Journal, 1970
Describes a yard, garden, and home maintenance program designed to enable handicapped students to become employable workers. (SB)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Programs, Grounds Keepers, Home Management
Houston READ Commission, TX. – 1989
This document describes 12 literacy programs operated in Houston under the auspices of the Houston READ commission, which is funded by corporate, foundation, and federal sources and serves disadvantaged adults with minimal literacy skills. For each program the sponsors and purpose are described, as well as program and student progress made, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Community Centers
Carlisle, Robert D. B. – Public Telecommunications Review, 1979
Chronicles the development and promise for the future of ThinkAbout, the first step in AIT's effort to embody "Skills Essential to Learning" in televised instruction. The series will debut in fifth- and sixth-grade classrooms in September and is funded by 35 states and Canadian provinces, CPB, and Exxon. (Author/CMV)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Childrens Television, Educational Television, Financial Support
Harmon, David J. – 1980
The major problem in this study is to determine the effects of remedial methods on basic skills mathematics achievement and student attitude toward mathematics. Attitude prior to treatment was included as a blocking variable in one analysis. Remedial methods included: (1) no intervention or regular; (2) regular plus an intern teacher; (3) regular…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, High Schools, Intervention
Leithwood, K. A. – Orbit 33, 1976
A project carried out in Peterborough County, Canada, resulted in the systematic development, implementation, and evaluation of a K-10 mathematics program and a steady increase in achievement among students in the county. (SK)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Development
Download full textIowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Div. of Community Colleges. – 1996
This publication contains the reports for six Iowa Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS) pilot projects conducted at the following community colleges: Northeast Iowa Community College, Eastern Iowa Community College, Kirkwood Community College, Western Iowa Tech Community College, Indian Hills Community College, and Southeastern…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Manset-Williamson, Genevieve; St. John, Edward; Worthington, Kimberly – 2001
In recent years there has been an increased interest in developing the basic reading and writing skills of primary students at risk for academic failure. Problems associated with typical evaluations of programmatic impact on students' literacy skills include the amount of testing time, sensitivity to smaller levels of growth, or, as in the case of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Early Intervention, Evaluation Methods, High Risk Students
Watkins, Larae – 1990
After 2 years of a 5-year pilot project to develop approaches to strengthen basic competencies of students enrolled in vocational programs in Oklahoma, two of the projects were reviewed. The study sought to: (1) document the incidence and level of basic skills instruction, along with the teaching methods and materials used, in the vocational and…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Classroom Observation Techniques, Focus Groups
Arkansas River Education Service Cooperative, Pine Bluff. – 1990
A project was conducted to develop an integrated basic skills instructional program in an education service cooperative to serve grades 7-12 vocational students in 13 rural school districts in Arkansas (Grant and Jefferson counties) as a follow-up to the vocational assessment process. The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) chose the Arkansas…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development
Strom, Mary L. – 1994
In fall 1992, the Iowa Department of Education began pilot tests of the Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System (CASAS), an assessment system evaluating reading, math, and problem solving in a life skills context for adult remedial programs. This document provides reports from the nine community colleges that served as test sites, describing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1983
The Austin (Texas) Independent School District presents its third and final report to the Texas Education Agency concerning the Summer School Pilot for 1982. This program was designed to provide additional basic skills instruction so that elementary school retainees would not fall further behind during the summer and would be better prepared to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Education
Fairfax County Public Schools, VA. Dept. of Instructional Services. – 1981
This bibliography was prepared by the Management for Effective Teaching (MET) Project for elementary school teachers in the Fairfax County (Virginia) Public Schools. Materials referred to in this bibliography may be found in the Fairfax County Public Schools Professional Library. Citations were drawn from four major topic areas: (1) self concept;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Classroom Techniques, County School Districts
Bagley, Carole A. – 1977
This final report on the first year of the Minnesota Corrections Computer Project contains information on administration, organization, information development, user services, delivery, evaluation, planning, and finances of the project. Implemented at two juvenile correctional institutions, this program was intended to provide supplementary…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Awareness, Career Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
