Adult Education & Literacy Resource Collection
Explore a collection of 748 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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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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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 and Program Managers
Adult Educators
Policymakers
State Leaders
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Adults with Learning Disabilities: A Review of the Literature
2002
In this literature review, the authors report on the research and current knowledge regarding adults with learning disabilities. The literature review covers a number of areas including defining learning disabilities and their affects, determining if adults have LD, reviewing effective teaching and support strategies, and giving some implications for research, policy, and practice.
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators
Policymakers
Professional Developers
State Leaders
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An Introduction to ESL in the Workplace: A Professional Development Packet
2002
This step by step training resource for developing ESL work-based programs includes agendas, content, participant activities, handouts, transparencies and trainer resources. The workshop series is broken into two sessions each lasting approximately six hours. Some of the topics covered are comparison between ESL and Workplace ESL classes, implementing a Workplace ESL program, evaluation...
Administrators and Program Managers
Adult Educators
