Adult Liter

acy
& GED
Completio
n
Megan Sn
ow

Six Learning Assumptions of Androgogy

1. The Learners Need to Know

2. The Self-Concept of the

Learner
3. Prior Experience of the
Learner
4. The Learners Readiness to
Learn
5. The Learners Orientation
to Learning

Adult Literacy Background in

US
Since Colonization
(religious instruction,
apprenticeship common schools)
During Revolutionary War
first federal attempts for Adult. Ed

Background Continued
Economic Opportunity Act 1964
Adult Education Act 1966

General Education Developement

Background
Tests began during WWII
Significance: helped military
personnel with employment and
higher ed. pursuits

Key Factors of Development

US Military
Immigration
From Self Improvement to
Charitable Education
Liberal Ed. vs. Human Resourse
Development

About the Learner

Students 16 or older, basic skills of
reading, writing and math(Adult Basic
Education)
Students who are studying to take a test
to earn high school diploma and could
use extra skills for work
(High School equivancy and adult
secondary education)
Imagrants or other non-English speakers
(ESOL)

The Educators
Perspective

1.Plan and teach lessons to help students

gain the knowledge and skills needed to
meet their goals, such as learning English or
earning their high school equivalent diploma
2.Adapt teaching methods based on
students strengths and weaknesses
3.Emphasize skills that will help students
find jobs, such as learning English words and
common phrases used in the workplace

4.Assess students for possible learning

disabilities
5.Monitor students progress
6.Help students develop study skills
7.Connect students to other resources
in their community, such as mental
health services or job placement
services

Sources
Stichit, Thomas G. (2002). The Rise of the Adult
Education and
Literacy System in the United States.
In Review of Adult
Education and Literacy (Vol.3
Chapter 2). Retrieved from http://www.ncsall.net/
index.html@id=576.html
Regional Office of Education #3 Bond Fayette and
Effingham
Counties. History of GED. Retrieved
from http:/www.edseek.org/GED/8650/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. Adult Literacy and High
School
Equivalency Diploma Teachers. (n.d.).
Retrieved February 27,
16, from
http://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-andlibrary/adult-literacy-and-ged-teachers.htm#tab-2