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Hello Focus on Basics fans. I am a fellow at the National Institute for
Literacy this year and I am looking at research on thinking and learning and
what it has to offer us in adult education. Before this I worked at Academy of
Hope, a GED program in DC, and before that wrote manuals and taught health and
safety classes to blue-collar workers around the US and worked with peer
trainers.
For my project I am writing a set of about 15 fact sheets (each about 6 pages
long) about learning topics, such as background knowledge, memory, reflection,
active learning, and so on. I am looking at the basic science about learning
(from cognitive psychology) and the applied science (from educational
psychology).
I am curious about what y'all see as the role of research for our work teaching
basic reading/writing/math/computers, etc. to adults. How can research help us?
What are the limitations of research? Do you want to know more about the
research that is going on? Do you think it is relevant?
P.S. The 1999-2000 fellowship applications are almost ready. I strongly
encourage people to apply!
Jennifer Cromley ph: (202) 632-1500 x37
1998-99 Literacy Leader Fellow fax: (202) 632-1512
National Institute for Literacy e-mail intern1@nifl.gov or
800 Connecticut Ave., Ste. 200 jcromley @aol.com
Washington, DC 20202-7560
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Subject: [NIFL-FOBASICS:32] Introductions -Reply
Author: nifl-fobasics@literacy.nifl.gov at Inet
Date: 3/15/99 10:28 AM
Hi,
My name is Donna Moss and I work at the Arlington Education and Employment
Program (REEP) in Arlington Virginia. We provide English classes for
immigrants and refugees in our county & surrounding area. We have an
enrollment of about 5,000 per year. I teach and also coordinate a staff
development project. This project is a 2 year initiative to develop a system
to assist learners in identifying short-term learning goals, setting up
learning projects and evaluating their work in a way that facilitates
reporting. We are to develop a curriculum framework including instructional,
assessment & reporting activities. I am working with a wonderful team of
teachers to explore issues and develop materials.
FOB is an excellent publication and I always look forward to getting my copy
-- it is useful for both of the hats that I wear.
Donna
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