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A study of effective practice in ICT and adult literacy - Linked effective practice studies
In this stage of the project we built on the observational work carried out in the first stage of the study in order to develop, trial and evaluate uses of ICT within adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL...
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Completed
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A study of effective practice in inclusive adult numeracy teaching - Linked effective practice studies
The project is investigating the range of approaches to the teaching of numeracy to diverse adult learners learning in different settings.
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Completed
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A study of effective practice in the teaching of reading to adult learners - Linked effective practice studies
This project is investigating the range of approaches to the teaching of reading to adult learners, changes in learners’ attainment and attitudes, and the correlation between the two.
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Completed
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Assessment for learning
The NRDC, University of Exeter, LSDA and NIACE are each contributing to a programme of work to identify, develop and disseminate promising formative assessment practices.
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Ongoing
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Breaking new ground
This project will build on what we know about young offenders and effective learning, utilising this knowledge in practical ways in a new setting, and documenting the process of implementation and the...
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Ongoing
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Case Studies for ESOL provision
The aim of this project was to identify and describe a range of current ESOL practices and establish some of the distinctive features of ESOL learners.
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Completed
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Cross project design, delivery, analysis, outcomes, recommendations and translation into practice - Linked effective practice studies
A substantial programme of research and development in effective teaching and learning across 5 domains of Reading, Writing, Numeracy, ESOL and ICT.
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Ongoing
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Development of an adult literacy assessment tool
This report was commissioned to provide a review of existing instruments for assessing adult literacy and numeracy.
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Completed
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Effective and Inclusive Practices in Family Literacy, Language and Numeracy
This project is designed to identify and support effective and inclusive family literacy, language and numeracy practices.
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Ongoing
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Effective approaches to the teaching and learning of writing: Phase 2 - Linked effective practice studies
The project’s methodology derives from the Condelli ‘What Works’ study in the USA and uses data from various sources to test the relatedness of different approaches to progress made.
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Completed
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Effective teaching and learning ESOL practice - Linked effective practice studies
This project will investigate the range of approaches to the teaching of ESOL to adult learners, understood as a “pedagogical repertoire”.
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Completed
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E-learning evaluation
This project is an external evaluation – details of which are not publicly available at present. Please contact info@nrdc.org.uk for more information.
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Completed
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Evaluation of Learning for Living – developing access to Skills for Life for adults with learning difficulties and/or disabilities
This is an evaluation of the guidance materials produced by the ‘Learning for Living project, which was co-ordinated by NIACE.
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Ongoing
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Exploration of text-, sentence- and word-level reading difficulties in adult literacy learning
This exploratory study of adult learners’ difficulties with reading was carried out by NRDC as part of the Centre’s work in support of Skills for Life.
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Completed
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ICT and adult literacy and numeracy
This project set out to obtain a picture of present teaching practice in the use of ICT in adult literacy, numeracy and ESOL within formal provision.
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Completed
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Improving the literacy and numeracy of young offenders and disaffected young people
This project seeks to provide such evidence as to whether improving the basic skills of young offenders would lead to reduced offending and unemployment.
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Ongoing
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Learning Styles toolkit : An Evaluation of Use in Teacher Training for Numeracy Teachers
This was a small-scale project in collaboration with LLU+ at Southbank University and LSDA. It piloted the use of a Learning Styles Toolkit produced by Southbank University.
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Completed
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Review of research in adult numeracy
This report reviews UK and international research and related literature on, and relevant to, adult numeracy.
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Completed
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Teaching and Learning Common Measures, especially at Entry levels
This teacher-researcher project aimed to 'establish the features of successful learning and teaching of measurement' and develop learning materials, with a focus on the entry levels of the curriculum.
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Completed
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