Improving Student Retention in Adult Education Programs Pre-Test

Improving Student Retention in Adult Education Programs

Pre-Test

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1.	What percent of adults who enroll in literacy programs leave prior to completion?
		10 - 20%
		20 - 30%
		40 - 50%
		50 - 70%


2.	To conduct a basic retention study, a teacher should track student data for a minimum of:
		6 weeks
		9 weeks
		12 weeks
		18 weeks


3.	A student with an external locus of control is most likely to:
		have a high expectation of success
		have a strong sense of personal responsibility
		feel he/she has total control over grades
		none of the above


4.	The following is an example of an institutional barrier which may limit a student's motivation to remain in a program:
		job requirements
		red-tape or paperwork
		personal values
		learner expectations versus reality


5.	The most critical time in motivating a student to remain in a literacy program is during the:
		intake/orientation session
		assessment phase of the program
		first three weeks of the program
		introduction to the teacher and fellow students


6.	Developing a customer friendly environment in which the student is the most important person is a way to reduce a(n):
		dispositional barrier
		institutional barrier
		situational barrier
		cultural barrier


7.	One common characteristic that distinguishes adult learners from other populations in the educational spectrum is that most adult education students:
		have no family responsibilities
		have already dropped out of school under unhappy circumstances
		are unhappy about having to do homework
		most students are certain about their educational goals


8.	All of the following are characteristics of students with a learning disability except:
		hyperactivity
		speech and language disorders
		mental retardation
		perceptual-motor impairments


9.	Recognizing and celebrating the cultural diversity of students requires a teacher to:
		take time to learn about individual cultures
		support cultural or family values
		set clear expectations for classroom participation and behavior
		all of the above


10.	Students are more likely to remain with the program if instruction is modified to fit their learning styles. One way to do this is to:
		recruit and train mentors from various cultural backgrounds
		provide new information more than one time
		help students with problems that arise from their daily lives
		emphasize mastery and learning rather than grades

This program was developed for the Florida Department of Education, Division of Workforce Development by Brevard Public Schools, Department of Adult and Community Education through an Adult Education 322 Grant.