I put explanation points by this title because this is an awesome resource. I used it last year at a ministry center where adult learners were coming for help on studying for a GED. Our local tech school affiliated with the public school system has a great GED prep program but some of these people were so far from school that they did not know where to go first. They came to us each Tuesday night in a small group where they felt comfortable and were able to use this resource to assess their skill levels and determine where they needed to start studying. Many of these people had been out of school for 30 or more years and wanted a GED just for themselves and others wanted a GED as a step towards more education and job training.
This resource provided study materials, pre-tests and post-tests which allowed the student to see right away how much they knew. It was exciting for them to see that they knew more than they thought they did.
I noticed that Learning Express Library has changed some and now has e-books which would have been a great addition to the scenario above. The e-books can be printed (some libraries limit the number of pages printed per day) which is nice for those who find it difficult to read from a computer monitor and for math problems that need to be figured as well as tables, glossary of terms and formulas.
With all this resource has to offer, it will be a "go to" site for the students at my middle school as well as the adult learners I encounter.
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This is a great testimony, Denise! Thanks so much for telling us about your experiences with adults and this database!
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