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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"functionally illiterate"”.
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Functionally illiterate consumers’ food purchase behaviour in Botswana
… focusing specificallyon purchasing behaviour of functionally illiterate consumers; the problems encountered in the market place and coping strategies used when purchasing food. To elicit relevant information a quantitative research design and survey techniques using a structured questionnaire was …
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People centered HMI’s for deaf and functionally illiterate users
… interfaces to communities of deaf and functionally illiterate users, which enables them to work without any human assistance. Although recent years have witnessed technological advancements, the availability of technology does not ensure accessibility to information and communication …
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Functional Literacy: Should it be Mandatory?
Millions of United States citizens are functionally illiterate. Included are persons who cannot read or write or perform simple arithmetic at all. The reasons for failure of voluntary literacy are reviewed, and consideration given to mandatory literacy as a solution to the problem. The effect of …
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Functional literacy from a cross-cultural perspective : a comparative study of Canada and Japan
… 1987 Southam Report warns that 24% of adults are functionally illiterate, and 100,000 illiterates are annually added to the population by a flawed education system. On the other hand, illiteracy is considered non-existent in Japan based on the 99.9% attendance rate in Japan's compulsory education. …
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Gonna Spread the News all Around: Early, African-American Popular Song as Spoken Newspaper
… topical blues songs, it becomes clear that functionally illiterate African Americans relied on topical blues as a spoken newspaper during the 1920s, 30s, and 40s.
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Words Can Change Worlds: An impact evaluation of Shine Literacy
… read for meaning and 27% of Grade 6 learners as functionally illiterate. These results need to be contextualized against the extensive public spending that is incurred on education. Though it appears that learners are in school, they do not seem to be learning, a phenomenon encountered repeatedly …
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A computational model to connect gestalt perception and natural language
… systems for the visually impaired and functionally illiterate.
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An evaluation of the roles of educators in correctional centres in Namibia
… towards rehabilitation of prisoners by educating functionally illiterate inmates through literacy and distance education. To achieve this objective, the new prison system established its own tailor-made educational treatment programmes with appointed educators (educationists and promoters) to …
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Factors that Affect the Reading Comprehension of Secondary Students with Disabilities
… <p>Thirty-million Americans are considered functionally illiterate and are unable to complete job applications or understand health care forms. Fifty-seven percent of adults with disabilities believe that job opportunities are limited due to their poor reading ability. Without strong …
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How Ngaju Dayak Christian women in three rural communities in central Kalimantan pass on their skills, beliefs and values to the next generation
… study showed that these Ngaju Dayak women are ‘functionally illiterate’. They are able to read and write but their main ways of learning are oral. Story telling, has always played an important role in the lives of the Ngaju Dayak people. Further, it is evident that they prefer visual, …
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Education for All? Complex solutions to complex problems in the Nigerian education sector
… In the North, the majority of pupils are functionally illiterate. This is further compounded by a security (and humanitarian) crisis with girls in particular facing daunting odds. While the South has slightly better learning outcomes, there has been a steady decline in performance across …
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Perceptions of College Readiness and Social Capital of GED completers in entry-level college courses
<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>Examining the efficacy of literacy improvement, general education development (GED) completion, and GED completers’ perceptions of college readiness and social capital was the purpose of this study. The participant sample (<em>n=321</em>), derived from the target …