ABET Training: Level 2

Adult Basic Education & Training

ABET LEVEL 2 (COMMUNICATION):

Purpose of the Course:
The education and training of adults in the area of primary knowledge in Communication, integrated with lifelong skills.

Course Modules:

• engage in a range of speaking and listening interactions
• read and respond to a range of text types
• write for a variety of purpose and contexts

Specific outcomes:

Engage in a range of speaking and listening interactions

• initiate and maintain conversation
• ask for and give information, explanations, directions and instructions
• make and respond to offer and requests
• express and respond to opinions and feelings
• listen and respond critically to oral text

Read and respond to a range of text types

• understand the literal meaning of the text
• relate text to own experience and knowledge
• interpret and respond critically to text
• use appropriate reading strategies to suit the text and the purpose of the task
• identify the organization and structure of the text

Write for a variety of different purpose and contexts

• select and present content appropriate to the writing task
• organize and format text appropriately to the writing task
• use language conventions appropriate to the nature of the text type
• plan, draft and edit own writing

ABET LEVEL 2 (NUMERACY):

Purpose of the Course:
The education and training of adults in areas of primary knowledge in Numeracy integrated with lifelong skills.

Course Modules:

• demonstrate and apply understanding of the number system
• solve realistic and abstract problems involving whole numbers, fractions, decimals and percentages
• describe, analyse, interpret and represent the environment geometrically in terms of location, shape and motion
• extract and use information from simple tables and graphs and represent numeric information onto tables and graphs
• select and use standard measures for time, length, mass volume and capacity in real situations and solve measurements problems

Specific outcomes:

Demonstrate and apply understanding of the number system

• demonstrate knowledge of the relative sizes and place value of numbers and the relationship between numbers and make applications for counting, estimating, generating and expanding numbers
• demonstrate understanding of the concept of fractions and decimals, find parts of shapes, lengths and quantities, order and compare fractions and decimals, and count in fractions
• complete and generate simple numbers patterns
• demonstrate understanding of and use mathematical language, symbols and notation to represent and communicate mathematical relations, concepts and generalizations
• explain the development of mathematics by humans over history

Solve realistic and abstract problems involving whole numbers, fractions, decimals and percentages

• solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers
• relate fractions, decimals and percentages to each other and use fractions, decimals and percentages to solve problems

Describe, analyze, interpret and represent the environment geometrically in terms of location, shape and motion

• draw and use maps and routes to indicate and give directions and fix positions
• describe and interpret the environment geometrically
• represent the environment using lines and drawings of geometric shapes
• compare 2-dimensional shapes and 3-dimensional objects according to similarities, differences and complete and construct geometric patterns and tessellations using simple shapes
• demonstrate understanding of and use the concept of area and perimeter to describe situations and use non-formal methods for estimating perimeter/circumference and area

Extract and use information from simple tables and graphs and represent numeric information onto tables and graphs

• extract and record information from mathematical tables and graphs
• use the information derived from tables and graphs to answer simple relevant questions related to the tables or graphs
• explain the use of tables and graphs and represent numeric information on bar graphs and in tables

Select and use standard measures for time, length, mass, volume and capacity in real situations and solve measurement problems

• measure and estimate length, volume, mass and time using simple measuring instruments and communicate the measurements using the language of measurement
• use measurements to solve problems

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