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Thank You, Partners.
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The CREATE Adult Skills Network is starting its fourth year of operation in Fall 2024. The Network’s job is to help expand the adult skills research base and resources for using, and then facilitate the translation and use of that research in everyday practice. We could not do this without the contributions from each of our six research teams and our Network Partners. Network Partners volunteer their time and share ideas during Network meetings and workgroup discussions, providing perspectives from directly teaching adult learners, informing and…
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COABE 2025 National Conference
The Coalition on Adult Basic Education (COABE) 2025 national conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas, TX! We invite you to enjoy the world’s largest adult education conference where you will access new best practices and receive targeted training from national level speakers.
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Adult Learning and Education in Digital Environments: Learning From Global Efforts to Promote Digital Literacy and Basic Skills of Vulnerable Populations
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Adult Learning and Education in Digital Environments: Learning From Global Efforts to Promote Digital Literacy and Basic Skills of Vulnerable PopulationsAuthor: Judy A. Alamprese, MAJournal: Adult Learning, Volume 35, Issue 2AbstractThe pervasive role of digital technologies in adult learning and education (ALE) was a prominent theme throughout the deliberations of the Seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII) held June 15-17, 2022 in Morocco. CONFINTEA VII embodied the worldwide interest in digital technologies through the use of a…
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Current Assessment Needs in Adult Education and Workforce Development
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The present report summarizes the research conducted through focus groups, literature reviews, and listening sessions to understand and document the specific assessment needs in adult education and workforce development.
(November 2023)
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Assessing the Dimensionality of O*NET Cognitive Ability Ratings Across Job Zones
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The present report analyzes the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Information Network (O*NET) data, revealing social skills, reasoning skills, and verbal skills are important for success across different types of jobs.
(February 2024)
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Texas Standards 2.0 Webinar
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Webinar recorded on 11/3/2021 for the UMass ASAP project. Here, presenters Maria Elena Oliveri, Karl Haigler, and Anson Green provide an explanation of how the Texas 2.0 adult education/workforce development standards were created. These standards bridged adult education and job training programs using the O*NET job classification system. More info about the Texas Standards 2.0 project, including the Standards themselves, is available here.
(November 2021)
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Assessment Resources in Adult Education and Workforce Development
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As part of ASAP we reviewed the literature and practices in adult education and workforce development to compile information on existing assessments and related resources. We plan to periodically update this compilation, so feedback on the structure, content, and organization of the compilation is welcome, as are suggestions for resources not yet included (asap@umass.edu).
(September 2022)
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National Skills Coalition - National Skills Summit
The Skills Summit is an opportunity to mobilize and elevate the voices of our network to move our collective skills agenda forward.
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Numeracy Education for Adult Learners: A Scan of the Field
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The brief provides a comprehensive picture of the adult numeracy education landscape and key factors impacting adult numeracy learning and technology use to inform further research and support the development of an ANDE course and related professional development.
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Insights Into Adult Education: A Need for Flexibility and Innovation
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In this blog post, Carnegie Math Pathways and their research partners share their interactions with adult learners and instructors, and their initial exploratory research into adult numeracy and digital literacy—providing critical insights into ways that the adult education field demands more flexible and creative research and development solutions that account for the realities of adult education.
