Adult learners who made an education gain in one year significantly differed from those who did not on dispositional or demographic variables (Mellard et al.)¶

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q2 i? In Mellard and colleagues' retrospective study of dispositional factors (goals, hope theory, attendance, self-perceived competency, demographics), learners who made an education gain in one year significantly differed from those who did not on dispositional or demographic variables. → Mary Beth Calhoon 2013

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Mary Beth Calhoon 2013¶

Mary Beth Calhoon, Hollis S. Scarborough, Brett Miller. (2013). Interventions for struggling adolescent and adult readers: instructional, learner, and situational differences. Read Writ 26:489–494. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11145-013-9442-7

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The editorial reports this retrospective study of adult basic and secondary education students, which examined goals, goal-directed thinking via hope theory, attendance behaviors, and affective-domain attributions; the printed finding is that gainers "significantly differed from those who did not on dispositional or demographic variables". No effect sizes are printed.

"Critically and perhaps surprisingly, learners who made an education gain in 1 year significantly differed from those who did not on dispositional or demographic variables."

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Related Claims¶

• The 46% of adult learners classified as gainers had higher pretest reading and phonological awareness scores and included fewer adults with a history of special education (Scarborough et al.) — related