| Part B - Best Practices This portion of the questionnaire addresses five general categories of information:
Best Practices apply to all of these four areas. Please respond to questions for which you can share some examples of what works well in your program. Keep in mind that your responses should be examples of best practice based on your experience with delivering numeracy education to adult learners in LBS levels 1 to 5. The manual resulting from the Numeracy Best Practices project may include some of the best practices you describe on the following pages – that’s what the project is all about! Program Environment What do you feel is a manageable learner/teacher ratio? Does it depend on the level of the learner? What elements of your classroom environment contribute most to the success of your students? (location, set-up, bulletin boards, displays, etc.) Is there a particular time of day when your numeracy classes/tutoring are most effective? How do you assess the intake level of your learners? (paper-based, computer-based, etc.) What effective orientation strategies do you use (related to numeracy) when the learner first begins? Learner Profile How do you address various learning styles in your numeracy program? How do you address learning disabilities in your numeracy program? Are there specific activities/strategies you use to reduce the “math anxiety” experienced by many adult learners? Please describe. How do you assist your learners in making connections between their real-life experiences with numeracy concepts (ex. money, measurement, etc.) and their classroom work? |
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