Differential Performance: Implications for Practice

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Differential Performance in Reading among Adult Learners
Richard Stiles, Senior Research and Policy Development Associate, CASAS
Autumn Keltner, Senior Research Associate, CASAS

Implications for Practice

  • Creating effective orientations in native languages for lower learners.
  • Have staffing/resources for effective communication/placement/orientation techniques.
  • Initiate 12 hour elective credit bearing orientation for ASE
  • Connection between Autumn’s retention list (learner goals) to CASAS competency tests i.e., instructional strategies
  • Work on retention
  • Improve data collection
  • More correlation between
  • Emphasizing hours of attendance = more learning
  • Orientation effects persistence and helps students to become informed decision makers.
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