WIOA: Implications for Low-Scoring Adult Learners

Autor/in	Pickard, Amy
Titel	WIOA: Implications for Low-Scoring Adult Learners
Quelle	In: Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 5 (2016) 2, S.50-55 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2169-0480
Schlagwörter	Adult Learning; Adult Education; Adult Literacy; Basic Skills; Scores; Standardized Tests; Reading Difficulties; Writing Skills; Reading Skills; Educational Policy; Federal Legislation; African Americans; Disproportionate Representation; Racial Differences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Basic skill; Grundfertigkeit; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Reading difficulty; Leseschwierigkeit; Writing skill; Schreibfertigkeit; Reading skill; Lesefertigkeit; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bundesrecht; Afroamerikaner; Rassenunterschied
Abstract	A substantial proportion of participants in public adult education programs struggle with "basic" academic print literacy skills. According to the 2014-2015 National Reporting System (NRS) data, 48.7% of the national adult basic education/adult secondary education (ABE/ ASE) population tested as reading at or below the "Low Intermediate Basic" level (Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education National Reporting System (OCTAE NRS), n.d.-a). In some places, the proportion was much higher: for example, in the same year in Texas, 68% of ABE/ASE participants were at or below this level (OCTAE NRS, n.d.-b). A low score on a standardized ABE/ASE intake assessment is not an indication of "low intellect" or "low ability"; it is, however, frequently an indication of substantial difficulty with many aspects of academic reading and writing. In this article, the author explores the potential negative impact of contemporary federal policy on these low-scoring adult readers and the programs that serve them. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Commission on Adult Basic Education. PO Box 620, Syracuse, NY 13206. Tel: 888-442-6223; e-mail: journal@coabe.org; Web site: http://www.coabe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01