RESULTS

The survey sample's reasons for taking the assessment tests at the college are given in Table 11 under headings assigned by the writer.

TABLE 11. Reasons of Nonregistrants for Taking Assessment Tests at the College (N = 19)

Motivation
N
Educational advancement:
       - want Grade 12;
       - want Grade 10;
       - want to get into ABE.

Wanted career course:
       - long-term care aide;
       - other.

Literacy development:
       - learn to spell;
       - improve reading comprehension.

Family Responsibility and literacy:
       - learn to read to help 18 year old son to read.

Self-Improvement:
       - "to find my levels";
       - "to see what I could do".

Other:
       - Native program promised.

5
2
1


3
2


1
1


1


2



1

The means of referral to the college are shown in Table 12. Of the self-referrals, two were the oldest people in the sample (61 years and 45 years) but the other three were 20 years of age or younger. One of the Native referrals was the 35 year old woman who wanted to help her son read. (See Table 11.)

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