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Download full textAbbott, Chris – Centre for Literacy, 1998
This is the fourth paper published by The Centre for Literacy in its Working Papers in Literacy series, which present new perspectives on literacy-related issues relevant to researchers, to practitioners, and to policy-makers. This paper was written in 1998 as an advisory document to the UK Qualifications and Curriculum Agency (QCA) which manages…
Descriptors: Literacy, Information Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Uses in Education
Direct linkRobertson, Judy; Good, Judith – TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning, 2005
Playing computer games is an extremely popular leisure activity for children. In fact, the computer games market in the UK is now double that of the video rental market, and substantially larger than cinema box office sales, and under people under the age of 18 make up 38% of these game players. Based on the popularity and strong motivational…
Descriptors: Games, Computers, Foreign Countries, Student Motivation
Douglas, Dan, Ed. – 1990
A collection of essays and research reports addresses issues in the testing of English as a Second Language (ESL) among foreign students in United States colleges and universities. They include the following: "Overview of ESL Testing" (Ralph Pat Barrett); "English Language Testing: The View from the Admissions Office" (G. James…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedShaw, Simon – Educational and Training Technology International, 1991
Describes the development of an interactive compact disc on CD-ROM XA that was designed to help adults learn to read. The application of technology to learning is discussed, differences in learner control in computer-based systems are considered, virtual writing is described, and assessment activities available on the disc are explained. (five…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Reading Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries
Spiegel, Marina; Sunderland, Helen – 1999
This book sets out to adapt and use some of the practical approaches of genre theory to the teaching of writing to English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) and Basic Skills students in Britain. The book has 9 units exploring different types of text or genres, descriptions of people, descriptions of places, personal narratives, folk stories,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Check Lists, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Kerr, Hugo – 1995
This book examines the basic principles of the cognitive psychology of literacy and explains how insights gained from that theory can inform and improve reading, spelling, and writing instruction aimed at adults. The following are among the topics discussed in the book's eight chapters: the principles of cognitive psychology (the nervous system,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Andragogy
