Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection
Explore a collection of 871 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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Numeracy: A Challenge for Adult Education
2003
This paper discusses the concept of numeracy and the way it was operationalized in the Adult Literacy and Lifeskills (ALL) survey to develop items for numeracy assessment. The second part is the author’s suggestions for implementation of numeracy in educational settings based on his own study of numeracy in adult basic education.
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What have we learned ... and have yet to learn?
2003
This resource discusses Quantitative Literacy (QL) and suggests that instruction for QL is not just the responsibility of the grades 10 to 14 but the responsibility of all levels of mathematics from basic through the highest levels.
Administrators and Program Managers
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Accommodating Math Students with Learning Disabilities
2000
Mathematics-based learning disabilities- or dyscalculia- are described along with common problems that learners with dyscalculia may encounter. Some teaching strategies and accommodations are summarized for instructors working with adults with such learning disabilities.
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Adult Educators
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Supermarket Math
1999
Many people, perhaps most people, claim to be unable to do math. What they generally mean by "math" in this context is basic arithmetic. They usually base their self-assessment on their poor performance in school arithmetic tests. But does a low score on a school arithmetic test necessarily indicate a poor head for figures? Not according to several researchers who have looked into the...
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