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Improving Adult Literacy Outcomes : Lessons from Cognitive Research for Developing Countries

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dc.contributor.authorAbadzi, Helen
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-16T20:12:50Z
dc.date.available2013-08-16T20:12:50Z
dc.date.issued2003
dc.description.abstractDespite the existence of about one billion illiterates in the world, adult literacy programs make up 1-5 percent of government or donor budgets, and they remain severely underfunded in comparison to primary education. Though dropout and course completion rates improved in the 1990s, the outcomes of literacy instruction are still modest and may have improved little since the 1970s. The results may disappoint governments and donors who expect that once taught, people will have usable skills and remain literate. The modest results make it hard to increase coverage and to argue for increased expenditures for this sector. The results may be due to inefficient instruction but also to the structure of human memory, which has important implications for adult literacy acquisition. The need to learn the rapid recognition of complex patterns poses problems that are not apparent to people who became expert readers in their childhood.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2427511/improving-adult-literacy-outcomes-lessons-cognitive-research-developing-countries
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-5493-0
dc.identifier.isbn0-8213-5493-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/15136
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDirections in Development;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectABE
dc.subjectADULT BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectADULT EDUCATION
dc.subjectADULT ILLITERACY
dc.subjectADULT LITERACY
dc.subjectADULT LITERACY INSTRUCTION
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBASIC SKILLS
dc.subjectBIOLOGY
dc.subjectCLIENT COUNTRIES
dc.subjectCOMPLEXITY
dc.subjectCONTINUING EDUCATION
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectEDUCATION PROJECTS
dc.subjectEDUCATION SECTOR
dc.subjectESSENTIAL SKILLS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectILLITERACY
dc.subjectILLITERATES
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectLANGUAGES
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLITERACY ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectLITERACY CAMPAIGNS
dc.subjectLITERACY CLASSES
dc.subjectLITERACY INSTRUCTION
dc.subjectLITERACY PROGRAMS
dc.subjectLITERACY PROJECTS
dc.subjectLITERACY RATES
dc.subjectLITERACY RESEARCH
dc.subjectLITERACY SKILLS
dc.subjectLITERACY TESTS
dc.subjectLITERACY TRAINING
dc.subjectNER
dc.subjectNON-FORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectNONFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectNUMERACY
dc.subjectPOLICY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectREADING COMPREHENSION
dc.subjectREADING DIFFICULTIES
dc.subjectREADING INSTRUCTION
dc.subjectREADING MATERIALS
dc.subjectREADING SCORES
dc.subjectREADING SKILLS
dc.subjectREADING TIME
dc.subjectREASONING
dc.subjectREDUNDANCY
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectTEACHER SELECTION
dc.subjectTEACHER TRAINING
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTEXTBOOKS
dc.subjectUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectVOCABULARY
dc.subjectWRITTEN LANGUAGE
dc.subjectYOUTH LITERACY
dc.subjectDONORS
dc.subjectREADING INSTRUCTION
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectNUMERACY
dc.subjectSOCIAL BENEFITS
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE ABILITY
dc.subjectTRAINING
dc.subjectREADING INSTRUCTION
dc.subjectHEALTH ISSUES
dc.titleImproving Adult Literacy Outcomes : Lessons from Cognitive Research for Developing Countriesen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2427511/improving-adult-literacy-outcomes-lessons-cognitive-research-developing-countries
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/0-8213-5493-0
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000094946_03071204032943
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum2427511
okr.identifier.report26286
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okr.topicEducation::Nonformal Education
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicCurriculum and Instruction
okr.topicGender::Gender and Education
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.unitSector Evaluations (IEGSE)
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