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1. The 2009 Composite Learning Index: Measuring Canada's Progress in Lifelong Learning (2009)
Series: Composite Learning Index
Authors: Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)
Collection: Research Materials
The Composite Learning Index (CLI) is an annual measure of Canada’s progress in lifelong learning. It is based on statistical indicators that reflect the many ways Canadians learn, whether in school, in the home, at work or within the community.The first index of its kind in the world, the CLI is a valuable measurement tool that recognizes how learning throughout people’s lives is critical to their individual success, the success of their community and the success
of the country as a whole.
Until the Canadian Council on Learning created the Composite Learning Index in 2006 there was no means to measure how Canada performed across the full spectrum of learning. To reflect this broad perspective, the CLI uses a wide range of learning indicators to generate numeric scores for 4,700 cities and communities across Canada. A high CLI score means that a particular city or community possesses learning conditions that support social and economic well-being.
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The 2009 CLI is made up of 17 indicators and 25 specific measures. These are organized within four pillars: Learning to Know, Learning to Do, Learning to Live Together and Learning to Be. These pillars recognize the broad scope of lifelong learning — at home, in the classroom, at work and in the community. Indicators reflect an aspect of the state of lifelong learning across Canada and can include more than one specific measure. Specific measures are the building blocks of the index. These have defined units that quantify each indicator. For example, “Youth literacy skills” is an indicator that uses four specific measures from the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The four measures are: mean problem-solving scores for 15-year-olds; mean reading scores; mean math scores; mean science scores for 15-year-olds.
The report shows a trend of the 2009 CLI scores and trends for major Canadian cities. For the first time, Canada’s overall score on the Composite Learning Index has declined, dropping two points to 75 in 2009, from 77 in 2008.
In short, the CLI is designed as an objective and reliable measurement tool that can help communities make the best possible decisions about learning - decisions that will strengthen social ties, bolster the economy and, of course, improve people’s lives
Added: 2009-09-11
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2. ABE Enrichment - Learner Activities 1 & 2 (2006)
Series: 2006 Census ABE/Literacy Kit
Authors: Statistics Canada, Statistique Canada
Collection: Learning Materials
ABE Enrichment LEARNER ACTIVITY 1:
Questions and Answers about the Census of Canada
Details on census collection
1.1 Help is available
1.2 Everyone is included
1.3 Kids count too
1.4 How to get a census form
1.5 Every dwelling counts
1.6 What are statistics?
ABE Enrichment LEARNER ACTIVITY 2:
Reading Numbers, Tables and Bar Graphs
Basic tools for using and understanding data
2.1 What the census tells us
2.2 Reading large numbers
2.3 Comparing populations listed on a table
2.4 Identifying Canada's provinces and territories
2.5 The parts of a table of data
2.6 Reading results from a table of data
2.7 Reading a bar graph
2.8 Constructing a graph using data in a table
Added: 2006-04-07
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3. ABE Instructor's Guide (2006)
Series: 2006 Census ABE/Literacy Kit
Authors: Statistics Canada, Statistique Canada
Collection: Learning Materials
The ABE Enrichment Instructor's Guide provides information for instructors working with adult learners, particularly Adult Basic Education (ABE) and ESL (English as a Second Language) learners. The information was developed to complement information in the
ABE Instructor's Guide and ABE Learner Handbook.
Added: 2006-04-07
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4. Academic Studies English - Writing Reports (1999)
Support Materials and Exercises
Series: Curriculum Project - English
Authors: Leslie Childs, New Brunswick Community College
Collection: Learning Materials
This is one of a series of support modules intended for the use of adults improving their literacy skills. Each module is matched to objectives and teaching points outlined in the Basic Academic Upgrading Curriculum Plan (English) (BAU-ENG) and/or the Intermediate Academic Upgrading – English Curriculum Plan (IAU-ENG), both New Brunswick Community College documents.
This support module may be used with IAU-ENG 2.9, Writing Informal Reports.
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Added: 2005-10-27
5. Academic Studies Math - Fractions: Part 1 - An Introduction to Fractions for the Adult Learner (1999)
Support Materials and Exercises
Series: Curriculum Project - Math
Authors: New Brunswick Community College
Collection: Learning Materials
This is an introduction to fractions for the adult learner. It contains support materials and exercises.
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Added: 2005-11-01
6. Academic Studies Math - Fractions: Part 2 - The Addition and Subtraction of Fractions (1999)
Support Materials and Exercises
Series: Curriculum Project - Math
Authors: New Brunswick Community College
Collection: Learning Materials
This manual deals with the addition and subtraction of fractions. It also includes support materials and exercises.
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Added: 2005-11-01
7. Academic Studies Math - Fractions: Part 3 - The Multiplication and Division of Fractions (1999)
Support Materials and Exercises
Series: Curriculum Project - Math
Authors: New Brunswick Community College
Collection: Learning Materials
This manual deals with the multiplication and division of fractions. It also includes support materials and exercises.
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Added: 2005-11-01
8. Adult Education for Abundance and Liberty for All (2006)
Celebrating 40 Years of the Adult Education and Literacy System of the United States
Authors: Thomas G. Sticht
Collection: Research Materials
The author discusses 40 years of Adult Education in the United States. This year, they celebrate 40 years of Adult Literacy and Literacy System that was created by the Adult Education Act of 1966, and which continues today as Title 2: The Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
How the Adult Education Act emerged from the adult basic education program of the War on Poverty illustrates how multiple interests were brought together to break through a barrier that had blocked the development of an Adult Education and Literacy System for decades.
Added: 2006-07-25
9. Adult Learning in Canada: A Comparative Perspective (2007)
Results from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey
Series: International Adult Literacy Survey
Authors: Kjelle Rubenson, Richard Desjardins, Ee-Seul Yoon
Collection: Research Materials
This report uses the results of the 2003 Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey to describe adult learning in Canada. The goal of the report is to present a comprehensive portrait of adult learning including participation in organized forms of adult learning, both formal and non-formal, as well as informal learning. The report addresses differences in participation between selected countries and within Canada and notes changes in participation patterns. Findings from the 2003 Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey are, when appropriate, compared to results from the 1994-1998 International Adult Literacy Survey. In addition to a detailed introduction, this document includes the following sections:
Chapter 1 - International, provincial and territorial comparisons of adult learning
Chapter 2 -Adult learning: who is being left out?
Chapter 3 -Adult learning and the world of work
Added: 2008-03-03
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10. Adult literacy and economic growth (2004)
Authors: Grant Johnston
Collection: Research Materials
This paper looks at whether an increase in the basic literacy skills of adults would have a positive effect on the New Zealand economy. It finds good evidence for the benefits of literacy: studies
consistently find that adults with better literacy skills are more likely to be employed, and to earn more, than those with poorer literacy skills, even when taking account of other factors which affect work performance.
There is little rigorous evidence, however, for the benefits of adult literacy training and almost no accompanying information on the costs of this training.
While there is a good case for an increased focus on adult literacy, and on workplace literacy in particular, these findings suggest a cautious approach to expanding publicly-funded adult literacy programmes.
There is a clear need for more and better New Zealand-based research, for piloting innovative literacy programmes and for undertaking good-quality evaluations. A modest increase in literacy training may not materially affect economic performance.
Added: 2006-04-11
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