Return-Path: <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h3G0RNU12752; Tue, 15 Apr 2003 20:27:23 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 20:27:23 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <3EA09D2D@webmail.utk.edu> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: jataylor <jataylor@utk.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:191] FWD: Search for scientific, evidence-based ALPD X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: WebMail (Hydra) SMTP v3.61.08 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Status: O Content-Length: 1347 Lines: 32 (Thomas Sticht requested I post this from him to the list, please read on! Jackie) In a recent posting on the AALPD list Cristine Smith stated that Quote: "This year at COABE, there is a regular conference session sponsored by AALPD. The title is "The Role of Professional Development in Evidence-based Practice in Adult Education", and it is scheduled for Tuesday, April 29 from 11:00 a.m. to noon. Beth Bingman, Susan Joyner and I will be facilitating that session."End Quote I have been looking for reports in which it has been demonstrated in a "scientific, evidence-based" manner that adult literacy professional development has produced actual improvements in some aspects of adult literacy education. Will this session have such information? For instance, has some one demonstrated that professional development lead to more enrollments, or perhaps better retention, or maybe greater learning, or increased gains on standardized tests, more people reporting they reached personal goals, or so forth. Maybe those implementing the Equipped For the Future standards will have some information about this. Perhaps if you post this to the AALPD list some of the AALPD list members can provide some references to evidence for the efficacy of some professional development activities. Thanks for your help! Tom Sticht tsticht@aznet.net
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