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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. The 2010 Composite Learning Index: Five Years of Measuring Canada's Progress in Lifelong Learning (2010)
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, based on statistical indicators that reflect the many ways Canadians learn.
The 2010 CLI is the fifth time the measure has been taken and, therefore, the first time a five-year trend can be produced. Over the past five years, Canada has witnessed no substantial progress in lifelong learning, from a CLI benchmark score of 73 in 2006 to 75 in 2010.
But while Canada as a whole has seen only limited progress on the CLI over the past five years, the story is different when it comes to specific regions of the country. For example, 60 per cent of communities in Atlantic Canada have seen progress in their five-year score, compared with 26 per cent of all communities in Western Canada.
The CLI includes data on school-based learning; work-related learning; community and interpersonal learning; and personal development.
Added: 2010-05-26
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3. Aboriginal Literacy & the Importance of "Unlearning" (2011)
Panel presentation by Allan Quigley, St. Francis Xavier University
Authors: Allan Quigley
Collection: Research Materials
In this document, presented as part of a panel discussion during the launch of the Aboriginal Adult Literacy Assessment Tool (AALAT), the author argues that current measures of literacy are arbitrary criteria that are biased against Aboriginal people.
The author says that adult literacy is defined and measured by agreement within the dominant culture. Minority cultures, including Aboriginal peoples, are expected to conform to those standards.
He urges a rethinking or “unlearning” of conventional views about the requisite skills of literacy. He asks what the definition of literacy would look like if Aboriginal people had been the researchers, policymakers and educators in Canada during the past 200 years and concludes that the definition would then include a fuller recognition of multiple First Nations languages, along with a greater appreciation of the importance of oral communication.
Added: 2011-06-21
4. The ACME Guide to Literacy Practice in Community: A Conversation for Literacy Practitioners (2009)
Authors: Anne Docherty, Sandra Lavallie, Dee McRae
Collection: Learning Materials
This guide grew out of a project entitled "From the Ground Up: A Research-in-Practice Approach to Outcome-Oriented Program Evaluation," undertaken in British Columbia.
The authors explain that the guide was originally intended to be an informal introduction to measurement in literacy practice. As they wrote, they found themselves thinking more about the complexities of literacy itself and the essence of literacy practice.
As a result, the guide became a conversation for practitioners and tutors in adult literacy settings about the nature of literacy and the implications for practice. It is intended as a professional development tool that will encourage reflection about how literacy and literacy progress are defined.
The authors present the material mainly through dialogue balloons, similar to those seen in comic books or graphic novels.
They have included a list of websites that provide information and resources relevant to the guide’s recurring themes.
Added: 2012-01-24
5. Adding Value: Building a Performance Framework for LBS Support Organizations - Phase 2 (2010)
Authors: Lindsay Kennedy
Collection: Research Materials
This document is part of a project designed to provide Literacy and Basic Skills (LBS) support organizations in Ontario with information, training, and tools to allow them to increase their knowledge of performance management concepts. It builds upon the first phase of the project framework, which can be seen by clicking here: http://library.nald.ca/item/10461.
Performance measurement describes how resources are being used; how the work being done contributes to the achievement of stated outcomes; and whether or not the organization’s delivery agencies and other stakeholders are satisfied with the results.
The authors provide an overview of measuring and monitoring, along with information on tools for measuring and monitoring; performance indicators; and performance measurement tools.
An appendix to the document provides sample forms that can be adapted for use in performance management.
Added: 2012-12-06
6. Building a Performance Framework for LBS Support Organizations in Ontario (2008)
Authors: Lindsay Kennedy
Collection: Research Materials
The purpose of this project was to provide support organizations with the opportunity to enhance their understanding of the key processes and elements of Continuous Improvement Performance Management (CIPMS) as it applies to them. The project produced a performance framework that includes sample outcome statements, performance indicators and measurement tools.
The author explains that logic models based on service functions identified by Ontario’s Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) form the basis for the performance framework. Logic models are used by many non-profit agencies to describe programs, establish priorities, and evaluate programs.
The author explains the methodology used for the project and has included a glossary of terms related to performance management.
Added: 2012-07-03
7. Decimals, Fractions & Percent Part 2 - Concept [Video – 8:05] (2011)
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Series: Learning on Demand: Numeracy - The Basics - Video Tutorials
Authors: Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)
Collection: Learning Materials
In this video tutorial, the instructor discusses decimals, fractions and percent specifically in terms of measurement and basic conversions from one format to another.
Using an Imperial ruler, he points out the markings for quarters, eighths and sixteenths of an inch. Then he explains, step by step, how to convert those fractions into decimals and percentages.
Added: 2012-06-06
8. Decimals, Fractions & Percent Part 2 - Practice [Video – 6:29] (2011)
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Series: Learning on Demand: Numeracy - The Basics - Video Tutorials
Authors: Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)
Collection: Learning Materials
This video gives learners the chance to become more familiar with decimals, fractions and percent as they relate to the eighths and sixteenths fraction families.
It includes three problems of increasing complexity. Learners are asked to pause the video while they work out the problems on their own, then restart it to see the instructor’s detailed solutions.
The instructor also offers some shortcuts to speed up common calculations. For example, based on earlier instruction, learners already know that one-eighth is equal to 0.125 or 12.5 percent. Therefore, if they need to convert three-eighths into another format, they can simply multiply 0.125 or 12.5 percent by three.
Added: 2012-06-06
9. Geometry Part 1 – Perimeter - Concept [Video - 12:07] (2011)
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Series: Learning on Demand: Numeracy - The Basics - Video Tutorials
Authors: Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)
Collection: Learning Materials
This video tutorial introduces the concept of perimeter, the distance around an object. The instructor notes that while any object has a perimeter, he is limiting this tutorial to triangles, circles and rectangles.
For the triangle and rectangle, he simply uses a ruler to measure the length of the sides, then adds those figures together to come up with the perimeter.
However, measuring the perimeter of a circle poses a challenge. The instructor explains that the perimeter of a circle is also called its circumference and can be calculated by multiplying its diameter by pi, usually given as 3.14.
Added: 2012-07-05
10. Geometry Part 1 – Perimeter - Practice [Video – 5:46] (2011)
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Series: Learning on Demand: Numeracy - The Basics - Video Tutorials
Authors: Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)
Collection: Learning Materials
This video tutorial gives learners a chance to practise their skills at calculating the perimeter of an object.
It includes three examples, involving either a rectangle, a triangle or a circle. The learner is asked to pause the video and work out the problems on his own before restarting the video to see the instructor’s solutions.
Added: 2012-07-05
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