[Assessment 405] Persistence Among Adult Education Students Video and transcriptMaralit, Mary Jo MMaralit at NIFL.govWed Jul 12 10:08:29 EDT 2006
The National Institute for Literacy and the National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy present Persistence Among Adult Education Students Panel Discussion This 30 minute video focuses on persistence in ABE, ESOL, and GED programs, and features a NCSALL study entitled, "Supporting the Persistence of Adult Basic Education Students." Dr. John Cummings presentation examines student persistence in adult education programs. He presents a working definition of persistence, examines existing research, and describes NCSALL's three-phase study of the factors that support and inhibit persistence. Other panelist include two practitioners, Kathy Endaya and Ernest Best. You will find the video streamed and transcript by going to: http://www.nifl.gov/nifl/webcasts/persistence/persistence_cast.html You may need to cut and paste the whole web address in your browser, or you could try this shorter version: http://tinyurl.com/s6tcu Macintosh users will need to select the Quicktime format for viewing the presentation. The DVD of the panel will be available within the next two months, for more information, contact info at nifl.gov. Also, it is not too late to join in on the Special Topics list discussion with Dr. Cummings, for more information, go to: http://www.nifl.gov/pipermail/specialtopics/2006/000088.html Jo Maralit National Institute for Literacy mmaralit at nifl.gov http://www.nifl.gov/
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