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Download full textOlney, Andrew M.; Bakhtiari, Dariush; Greenberg, Daphne; Graesser, Art – Grantee Submission, 2017
Adaptive learning technologies hold great promise for improving the reading skills of adults with low literacy, but adults with low literacy skills typically have low computer literacy skills. In order to determine whether adults with low literacy skills would be able to use an intelligent tutoring system for reading comprehension, we adapted a 44…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Adults, Reading Skills, Adult Literacy
Direct linkSaal, Leah Katherine; Yamashita, Takashi; Perry, Kristen H.; Shaw, Donita Joy – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2021
Aligned with the 2021 AERA conference theme, which asks us as citizen-scholars to use educational research to address complex social and educational problems, the objective of this study is to provide the first nationally-representative, empirical evidence on the relationships among literacy, literacy skill use, and these information-seeking…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Citizenship, Social Problems, Correlation
Nwakasi, Candidus C.; Cummins, Phyllis A. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2018
The rate of educational development in Nigeria is constrained by social, economic, and political factors. This affects the adult literacy rate in the country, which is about 60% and lower for adults in rural areas. Teachers play pivotal roles in improving student enrolment, retention, and completion. Teachers' motivation levels may determine how…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Motivation, Job Satisfaction, Performance
Olney, Andrew M.; Bakhtiari, Dariush; Greenberg, Daphne; Graesser, Art – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2017
Adaptive learning technologies hold great promise for improving the reading skills of adults with low literacy, but adults with low literacy skills typically have low computer literacy skills. In order to determine whether adults with low literacy skills would be able to use an intelligent tutoring system for reading comprehension, we adapted a 44…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Reading Comprehension, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Correlation
Babalola, Shade – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2018
This paper aims to examine the current inequalities within Nigeria's education system with a brief focus on Lagos, Ondo State and Ogun State. It will also examine how the current system is funded and will consider the percentage of GDP the government spends on education in Nigeria in comparison to other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Educational Finance, Government Role
