Adult Literacy Skills Research Articles

Learning by Example: a CBT Approach

Abstract The paper describes the development of a computer‐based training system involving the learning by example paradigm. Several forms of structured program are described and these are discussed in relation to the construction of an adaptive control structure. Content areas were adult basic numeracy and literacy skills.

Computer-based basic skills instruction in a CETA funded project: A case study

This study investigated the question, Can computer-based education be used to develop literacy and mathematics skills in young adults so that they can pursue job and career opportunities that are not subsidized by agencies and the public and private sector? It also examined issues related to the motivation of students whose training was subsidized by CETA funding and that of learners who sought training voluntarily. In general, the study did not yield the results the program administrators expected. The computer-based instruction seemed to have little effect on program participants. Discussion probes at issues related to similar failures in CETA-funded projects and makes specific recommendations about the conditions of learning that must be present and the types of incentives necessary for the successful implementation of job skills training.

LITERACY AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED ADULTS Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit and Partially Sighted Society, 1983, 20pp, £1.50. Available from The Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit, Kingsbourne House, 229 High Holborn, London WC1 V 7DA

LITERACY AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED ADULTS Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit and Partially Sighted Society, 1983, 20pp, £1.50. Available from The Adult Literacy and Basic Skills Unit, Kingsbourne House, 229 High Holborn, London WC1 V 7DA