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This article by Rick Stiggins and Jan Chappuis was published in Theory into Practice in 2005. The authors argue that the failure of 60 years of total reliance on assessment via standardized tests to help reduce achievement score gaps must compel us to rethink the role of assessment…
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This paper summarizes the key messages from the National Research and Development Centre and other research and development activity on formative assessment in adult learning. This has been an under-researched area: much of the work on formative assessment in the United Kingdom and internationally…
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The Counseling to Careers Toolkit outlines a process for program teams to undertake labor market research to identify “best bet” occupations and training programs that would be a good fit for their specific student populations. With up-to-date labor market information and interviews with local…
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This guide describes six strategies that instructors and advisors can implement from the start of the program cycle and throughout the year to help students set goals, monitor their progress, and ultimately reach their goals. When goal-setting becomes an intentional and core component of…
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This paper from the Community College Research Center uses data from interviews with nearly 100 community college students to understand how confidence impacts student persistence and, in turn, how experiences in college impact student confidence. The paper concludes with recommendations for…
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In the Summer 2017 issue of the Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, published jointly by the Coalition on Adult Basic Education and Rutgers University, David Rosen reviews online tools for building and sharing lesson plans in his Webscan…
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The Teaching Gap, by James W. Stigler and James Hiebert, has served as a valuable resource for participants in the Adult Numeracy Study Circle, developed by TERC and piloted with ACLS staff. This book describes the research on how teachers in U. S. schools compare with those in other countries,…
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ALM aims to promote the advancement of education by supporting the establishment and development of an international research forum for adult mathematics and numeracy. ALM has two key goals:
To encourage research into adults learning mathematics at all levels and to then disseminate the results of…
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This book is targeted to adult education math teachers, trainers, and curriculum developers. Each chapter introduces views on the nature of numeracy, discusses instructional principles and recommended teaching practices, and examines assessment strategies.
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This guide from the Manufacturing Institute provides adult education teachers and advisors lesson plans, fact sheets, and student activities (though geared toward K-12) that you can adapt and use to introduce adult learners to the world of manufacturing. Manufacturing is a growing industry sector…
