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Mapping Cognitive Engagement In Adult Literacy Classrooms, Thomas Valentine, Judy Milton, Anastasiya A. Lipnevich, Harold Beder
Mapping Cognitive Engagement In Adult Literacy Classrooms, Thomas Valentine, Judy Milton, Anastasiya A. Lipnevich, Harold Beder
Adult Education Research Conference
Using exploratory factor analysis to examine self-reported survey data from adult learners, this study identified three factors of cognitive engagement in the adult literacy classroom: program involvement, focus, and independent effort. A model that demonstrates the impact of independent effort on gains in reading test scores was developed using multivariate analysis.
Adult Students And Adult Literacy Practitioners Disconnected: Differing Perspectives Of Adult Students’ Needs, Lesley E. Tomaszewski
Adult Students And Adult Literacy Practitioners Disconnected: Differing Perspectives Of Adult Students’ Needs, Lesley E. Tomaszewski
Adult Education Research Conference
Adult Education Research Conference presentations are analyzed from 1995 through 2005 for content and authorship gender. This analysis compares findings from this time period with findings from the 1970’s and the late 1980’s.
Practice Makes Perfect: Shaping Influences On Informal Reading Among Adult Developing Readers, Alisa Belzer
Practice Makes Perfect: Shaping Influences On Informal Reading Among Adult Developing Readers, Alisa Belzer
Adult Education Research Conference
This study of 3 adult literacy learners’ outside class text interactions, indicate that quantity and quality of reading practice may be influenced by the ways prior experiences have helped shape their beliefs and understandings about reading development, access to text, and the nature of family relationships related to learning and literacy.
How Teachers’ Roles Shape Adult Literacy Learners’ Engagement In Instruction, Hal Beder
How Teachers’ Roles Shape Adult Literacy Learners’ Engagement In Instruction, Hal Beder
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper addresses the question: What are the contextual factors that shape learners’ engagement in adult literacy education? Six adult literacy classes were studied at an urban adult learning center. Data sources included video, traditional ethnographic observation, stimulated recall interviews and open interviews. Findings focus on the ways that teachers’ roles shape engagement.