Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection
Explore a collection of 838 high-quality multimedia instructional resources, informed by research, for use by adult educators. These resources have been reviewed by subject matter experts and recommended and approved by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE), Division of Adult Education and Literacy. Search the collection by category, keyword, date and more.
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Module 3: Communicating Success to Stakeholders
2009
This three-hour, self-paced course was designed for use by volunteers, teachers and program administrators in the field of ABE who are interested in learning how to effectively use data to identify and/or clarify their program’s mission and highlight its success.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
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Learning Progressions for Adult Literacy
2008
This resource from New Zealand provides a framework that indicates what adult learners can know and can do as they develop their expertise in literacy - Listen with Understanding, Speak to Communicate, Read with Understanding, Write to Communicate.
Instructional Staff
Teacher Trainers
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Module 2: Data Analysis for Program Decision-Making
2008
This three-hour, self-paced course was designed for use by volunteers, teachers and program administrators in the field of ABE who are interested in learning how to effectively review and use data once it has been collected.
Administrators
Instructional Staff
Policymakers and Implementers
Teacher Trainers
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Challenges in Assessing for Post-Secondary Readiness
2007
This Policy Brief examines the major assessments in use today to measure adult learning gains and determine student placements – e.g., BEST, CASAS, TABE, COMPASS, ASSET, and ACCUPLACER in terms of their use and issues of alignment.
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Instructional Staff
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Teacher Trainers
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Module 1: Data Collection and Management
2007
This three-hour, self-paced course was designed for use by volunteers, teachers and program administrators in the field of ABE who are interested in learning to use data to improve program services.
Administrators
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Teacher Trainers
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A Primer: Diagnostic, Formative, & Summative Assessment
2002
The article discusses the ‘assessment component’ of teaching and learning and outlines the purposes of assessment, along with the differences between diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment.
Administrators
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Policymakers and Implementers
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