[Assessment 444] Re: Skills BankVirginia Tardaewether tarv at chemeketa.eduWed Aug 2 12:10:40 EDT 2006
Tina I've used skills tutor with Math 20, math 052, GED, ESL transition students, ABE, GED and reading 080, 090 and 115. It has a large enough system that there are lessons that can be linked to individuals for skills gain. Va ________________________________ From: assessment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:assessment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Tina_Luffman at yc.edu Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 1:28 PM To: The Assessment Discussion List Subject: [Assessment 438] Re: Skills Bank Hi List members, We use Skills Tutor, a Web based version of Skills Bank here at Yavapai College, and it has been highly valuable for both developmental education and freshman level work in English and Math classes. Our ADEAL GED Online classes have actually taken a turn this semester. Three semesters ago the state of Arizona bought us GED Online from MHC to serve our online student popuation. Yavapai College had already bought us the rights to use Skills Tutor. After experimenting with both software programs, most of our students this year have self selected Skills Tutor as the favorite program of the two, and are using it almost exclusively on the Verde Campus. I have seen PLATO and believe that Skills Tutor is the better program over that one as well, although each program has its value. Any one else have any ideas? Tina Tina Luffman Coordinator, Developmental Education Verde Valley Campus 928-634-6544 tina_luffman at yc.edu -----assessment-bounces at nifl.gov wrote: ----- To: "The Assessment Discussion List" <assessment at nifl.gov> From: "Virginia Tardaewether" <tarv at chemeketa.edu> Sent by: assessment-bounces at nifl.gov Date: 07/31/2006 05:00PM Subject: [Assessment 431] Re: Skills Bank We use skills bank every day here in our basic skills lab. We use it for credit as well as non credit students. We have the students run their own tracking sheet rather than the tracking portion of the program (due to our limitations). InSalem, they have a lab assistant who keeps track of the students. This software works great for basic reading, writing and math. It also has some science, etc. depending upon what you purchase. Students engage with it well and will stick to it long enough to gain skills using the software. Haven?t worked enough with PLATO to comment. Va ________________________________ From: assessment-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:assessment-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Gloria Fuentes Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 3:14 PM To: Assessment at nifl.gov Subject: [Assessment 430] Re: Skills Bank Is anyone familiar with the SkillsBank software or Plato, if so what do you think about it for GED preparation? -- Gloria Fuentes ------------------------------- National Institute for Literacy Assessment mailing list Assessment at nifl.gov To unsubscribe or change your subscription settings, please go to http://www.nifl.gov/mailman/listinfo/assessment -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/assessment/attachments/20060802/fab58aaa/attachment.html
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