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Download full textIowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Div. of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation. – 1997
In view of federal legislation being proposed for the reauthorization of the Adult Education Act that promotes increased program accountability and benchmarking of learner outcomes, this publication has been prepared as part of an effort to document student achievement in Iowa. Based on studies that have taken place over the past 17 years, this…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Van Dusseldorp, Ralph A. – 1978
The third-party evaluation of the second year of the Iowa Central Community College Experience Based Career Education (EBCE) Project was based on examination of project records, interviews with project staff, student and resource persons, questionnaires completed by students, parents and resource persons, and test data collected on students at the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Career Planning, Educational Testing
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. Div. of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation. – 1998
First-year evaluation results of Iowa's Basic Skills Certification pilot program were reported for the four community colleges participating: Northeast Iowa, Des Moines Area, Western Iowa Tech, and Iowa Western. The pilot sites represented a variety of adult basic education instructional environments that included a workforce development center,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Certificates
Direct linkBerrett, Dan – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2012
Potential students hoping to gauge the quality of courses at Portland State University might be forgiven for feeling confused. On the one hand, the University Studies program, which uses interdisciplinary seminars during the first two years to develop students' core skills, has been widely praised and emulated. The Council for Higher Education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Curriculum, Core Curriculum, Differences
Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System, San Diego, CA. – 1996
A study provided accurate and reliable norms that reflected the reading and math performance levels of Iowa's youth and adults engaged in work force preparation and employment training for basic skills. The study population included 819 participants from the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and Iowa's Job Opportunities and Basic Skills programs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Education Work Relationship
Edwards, Judith B.; Van Dusseldorp, Ralph A. – 1977
Fifty-eight Iowa high school seniors participated in an experience based career education (EBCE) project conducted at Storm Lake, Sac City, and Pocahontas during 1976-77. The program followed the EBCE model developed by the Appalachia Educational Laboratory. Technical assistance and training for the project was furnished by that laboratory. A…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Exploration
