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 h3GGStU19344; Wed, 16 Apr 2003 12:28:55 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 12:28:55 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <30B272B1.256FB87E.0AB94E44@aol.com> 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: AndresMuro@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:200] Re: FWD: Search for scientific, evidence-based ALPD X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 X-Mailer: Atlas Mailer 2.0 Status: O Content-Length: 2409 Lines: 46 In our program we do extensive professional development and we expect that the professional development would have a direct impact in retention. We think that it probably does, because we do have good retention and completion. However, we have not isolated all the variables, nor we have conducted any research that can substatiate, through traditional means, that, it is in fact, professional development, and not another variable, that leads to high retention and completion. If anybody, such as tom, would like to design, and conduct a study with a large number of students, and educators that participate in professional development, you are welcome to do this with our program. We do not have the time or funding to design something of this magnitude, but we do have the students, educators and the professional development to make available to researchers. Andres In a message dated 4/15/2003 7:26:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, jataylor <jataylor@utk.edu> writes: >(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 > > -- go here: www.geocities.com/andresmuro/art.html
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