Program Learning Outcome
Upon completion of the ABE program, student will be able to:
- Interact with the academic content of reading, writing, listening and speaking whilst demonstrating the ability to think critically
- Understand and construct their knowledge and meanings of scientific, technological and mathematical concepts and theories
- Apply knowledge and experience to foster personal growth and better appreciate the diverse social world in which we live.
- Provided with an opportunity to further their education or secure employment.
Courses Offered
REA 010 - Reading Level 1
The course introduces students to functional texts that provide information such as memos, forms, workplace documents, instructions, websites, graphic documents and reference texts. The course will enable students to preview and predict the information in the texts.
SLO’s – Completion of this courses, the student will be able to:
- Read a variety of texts and visuals to identify and interpret useful information. (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading).
- Make inferences from the text (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading).
- Identify how text types impacts the message, tone and purpose of the text (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading).
- Use academic websites to gain information (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading).
- Recognize the purpose of common workplace documents (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading).
- Interpret non-literal language (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading).
REA 020 - Reading Level 2
The course provides students with the knowledge of the features of textbooks, newspaper and Magazine articles and technical texts.
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Determine whether sources are primary or secondary (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading)
- Identify the stated main idea in selected texts (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading)
- Examine the impact of specific words and phrases used in the text (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading)
- Use graphic organizers to take notes about the text (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading)
- Distinguish among opinions, facts, assumptions, observations, and conclusions (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading)
REA 030 - Reading Level 3
The course will provide students with knowledge on the different languages used in advertisements, editorials, blogs and reviews which are designed to change an opinion about an issue. Students will also be provided hands on practice in developing its own class newspaper and magazine.
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including technical, connotative and figurative meanings (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading)
- Use graphic organizers to retell information from texts in their own words (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading)
- Compare and contrast sources with different messages (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading)
- Skim and scan documents to find new words (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading)
REA 040 - Reading Level 4
The course will provide students with practice reading sessions with non-fiction prose, biographies and autobiographies.
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including technical, connotative and figurative meanings (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading)
- Use graphic organizers to retell information from texts in their own words (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading)
- Compare and contrast sources with different messages (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading)
- Skim and scan documents to find new words (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading)
REA 050 - Reading Level 5
The Reading Level 5 describes the elements of fiction texts – the plot, setting, characters, point of view, literal and figurative language, theme and text structure. Students will use the basic knowledge from levels 1 to 4 to complete Reading practice tests.
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including technical, connotative and figurative meanings (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading)
- Use graphic organizers to retell information from texts in their own words (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading)
- Compare and contrast sources with different messages (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading)
- Skim and scan documents to find new words (ABE Interact with the academic content of Reading)
WRI 010 - Writing Level 1
The course will provide students with the basic knowledge of the fundamentals of a sentence and the different types of verbs and subject verb agreement.
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify the different types of sentences (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Recognize categories of nouns and apply correct usage (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Understand functions of pronouns and apply correct usage (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Know the various verb tenses and use them correctly (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Use subject verb agreement rules correctly in sentences (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Use conventions of English consistently
WRI 020 - Writing Level 2
The course will provide students with the knowledge of how to distinguish between adjectives and adverbs with the practice on how to use these modifiers and how to with phrases as modifiers. Students will be taught the rules of capitalization and punctuation. The in class activities will engage them in knowing how to spell possessives, contractions, homophones, and affixes. The course also engages students in learning the basic spelling patterns and generalizations. The course prepares students to write clearly and demonstrate command of standard English conventions.
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify the functions of the adjectives and adverbs in sentences (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Use modifying phrases (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Identify prepositional phrases and verb phrases as modifiers (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Demonstrate the correct use of capitalization in titles and beginning of sentences (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Use punctuation marks correctly in possessives and contractions (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Use and spell homophones correctly (ABE Academic content of writing)
WRI 030 - Writing Level 3
The course will teach students how to combine ideas in sentences and learn about writing effective sentences and choosing the appropriate style and diction. Students will be taught the basics of paragraph structure including how to write effective topic sentences. It will also engage students in learning about tone and diction and order of importance, time, order, cause and effect order and comparison and contrast order.
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Produce simple, compound and complex sentences (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Recognize tone and diction in paragraphs (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Organize paragraphs and short responses (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Use new vocabulary in sentences and paragraphs (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Recognize and explain the meaning of common idioms, adages and proverbs (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Use the correct forms of English to communicate their intended meaning
WRI 040 - Writing Level 4
The course will provide students with the skills of pre-writing, writing; revising and editing so that the task of writing will feel more manageable.
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Write an essay including introduction, body and conclusion (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Produce coherent writing (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Develop writing by planning, revising and editing (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Focus on what is more significant for a specific purpose and audience (ABE Academic content of writing)
WRI 050 - Writing Level 5
Writing Level 5 enables students to learn about the different text types and purposes and how to use each one effectively. This course also prepares students to use the knowledge from the different levels of Writing in various forms of assessment necessary to complete the program.
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Write narratives to develop real or imagined experience or events using effective technique (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Organize ideas, concepts and information in informative and explanatory text (ABE Academic content of writing).
- Develop claims and counterclaims fairly and completely (ABE Academic content of writing)
- Establish tone and voice appropriate to a task (ABE Academic content of writing)
MATH 010 - Math Level 1 (Basic Mathematics)
The course contains high school equivalency basics that build essential test readiness skills in mathematics. It builds students basic skills on number sense and operation with whole numbers, integers, fractions and decimals.
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate and understand place value, fundamental operations, factoring, rounding and estimation. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts).
- Perform basic operations involving integers. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
- Simplify numerical expressions involving rational numbers. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
- Compute for the perimeter and area of basic geometric figures. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
- Solve real-life problems involving rational numbers (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
MATH 020 - Math Level 2 (Pre-Algebra)
This course helps students build knowledge and skills in Pre-Algebra through practical applications involving ratio, proportion and percent, measurements, and basic concepts of geometry.
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, student will able to:
- Solve ratio and proportion problems. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
- Solve word problems involving percent using the four problem solving steps. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
- Convert units within and between the English and Metric systems of measurement. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
- Analyze various geometric figures and solids, scale drawing and measurements. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
- Utilize the Pythagorean Theorem in solving right triangle problems. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
MATH 030 - Math Level 3 (Pre-Algebra)
This course helps students build basic concepts and skills in probability and statistics through real life problems.
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Utilize counting methods in problem solving. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
- Calculate probabilities involving compound events (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
- Demonstrate and understand the measures of central tendency and variations. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
- Analyze the data in graphs, line plots and misleading graphs. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
MATH 040 - Math Level 4 (Beginning Algebra I)
This course establishes a foundation in elementary Algebra. Topics include real numbers, algebraic expressions and linear equations and inequalities in one variable.
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Perform operations with real numbers and utilize their properties. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
- Simplify and evaluate algebraic expressions. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
- Solve linear equations and inequalities in one variable. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
- Solve application problems using algebraic properties. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
MATH 050 - Math Level 5 (Beginning Algebra II)
The course reinforces understanding of basic algebraic properties and problem solving skills. It covers the topics on graphing linear equation equations in two variables, linear equations in two variables, polynomial operations and factoring polynomials.
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, student will be able to:
- Graph linear equations in two variables. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
- Perform basic polynomial operations. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
- Factor polynomials. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
- Solve quadratic equations by factoring. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
- Solve application problems using the quadratic equation. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of mathematical concepts)
SCI 030 - Science Level 3
Introduces the human body systems and health, life functions and energy intake, ecosystems and foundations of life.
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, student will be able to:
- Describe the human body systems and how these systems interact with emphasis on health and disease (ABE Knowledge and meaning of scientific theories)
- Describe flowering plants and the energy producing processes of cellular respiration and fermentation (ABE Knowledge and meaning of scientific theories)
- Explain ecosystem structure, limitations within ecosystems, relationships among living organisms and the impact of environmental disturbances (ABE Knowledge and meaning of scientific theories)
- Identify the plant and animal cells, simple organisms, invertebrates and vertebrates (ABE Knowledge and meaning of scientific theories)
SCI 040 - Science Level 4
Introduces the fundamentals of physics and chemistry that includes evolution, energy, work, motion and forces and chemical properties.
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will able to:
- Explain the genetic code and interpret the inherited traits (ABE Knowledge and meaning of scientific theories)
- Explain the process of natural selection and how life changes over time (ABE Knowledge and meaning of scientific theories)
- Describe energy, waves, electricity, sources of energy and endothermic and exothermic reactions (ABE Knowledge and meaning of scientific theories)
- Demonstrate Newton’s laws of motion, forces and simple machines (ABE Knowledge and meaning of scientific theories)
SCI 050 - Science Level 5
Introduces students to fundamentals of earth and space science that provides an overview of geology, oceanography and meteorology.
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify the different chemical properties of matter, atoms, compounds and molecules, chemical reactions, solutions, organic chemistry and chemical equations. (ABE Knowledge and meaning of scientific theories)
- Describe the cycles of matter and the formation of fossil fuels (ABE Knowledge and meaning of scientific theories)
- Define geology, oceanography and meteorology (ABE Knowledge and meaning of scientific theories)
- Examine the origins of the universe, the Milky Way, the solar system, and Earth and the Moon (ABE Knowledge and meaning of scientific theories)
SOC 040 - Social Studies Level 4
Introduces students to Global Connections with World History and Political Systems and Economics in the US.
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to;
- Discuss various government systems and international organization with an overview of relations among the nations of the world.
- Explain the economic concepts and the roles of individuals, business and government in economics.
- Explore major economic events of the past and relate them to today’s economy
SOC 050 - Social Studies Level 5
SLOs – Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Review the modern economics from national and global perspectives.
- Explore the physical and cultural landscape.
- Identify the Physical Systems and the Human Systems.
- Recognize that population growth, migration and settlement patterns tell a great deal about how humans interact with the environment.
- Explain the general trend towards urban growth in the United States.
- Describe sustainability methods in sustainable development.
ICS 040 - Computer Level 4
Provides an introduction to basic computer vocabulary and use. Offers lessons in keyboarding skills, file management, electronic communications and the use of virtual learning classrooms. Emphasizes on using basic computing resources to support learning across courses.
Course OutcomesÂ
A. General Learning Outcomes, the student will:Â
- Recognize computer terminology
- Keyboard with speed and accuracy
- Organize information via software
- Create electronic documents
B. Student Learning OutcomesÂ
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate familiarity in computer vocabulary and use.
- Type 20 or more adjusted words and numbers per minute.
- Use computer software to organize information and for communication
- Develop electronic documents.
ICS 050 - Computer Level 5
Provides an introduction to basic data processing and use of internet-based resources. Includes hands-on approach to using basic computer application, word processing and electronic presentation to support learning across classes.
Course Outcomes
A. General Learning Outcomes, the student will:
- Recognize internet-based software
- Share and organize information via software
- Apply software resources in internet searches to support learning objectives across classes
- Create electronic documents
B. Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Show familiarity in internet-based software and use
- Use internet-based productivity tools to organize information, file management and communication
- Apply internet research tools, techniques and web-etiquette in basic online research
- Demonstrate fundamental skills in word processing, spreadsheet, and in presentation and multimedia,
Sample Courses Sequencing
| First Semester - Level 1 | |
|---|---|
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Courses Code |
Course Title |
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REA 010 |
Reading Level 1 |
|
WRI 010 |
Writing Level 1 |
|
MATH 010 |
Math Level 1 |
| Second Semester - Level 2 | |
|---|---|
|
Courses Code |
Course Title |
|
REA 020 |
Reading Level 2 |
|
WRI 020 |
Writing Level 2 |
|
MATH 020 |
Math Level 2 |
| Third Semester - Level 3 | |
|---|---|
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Courses Code |
Course Title |
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REA 030 |
Reading Level 3 |
|
WRI 030 |
Writing Level 3 |
|
MATH 030 |
Math Level 3 |
|
SOC 030 |
Social Study Level 3 |
|
SCI 030 |
Science Level 3 |
| Fourth Semester - Level 4 | |
|---|---|
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Courses Code |
Course Title |
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REA 040 |
Reading Level 4 |
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WRI 040 |
Writing Level 4 |
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MATH 040 |
Math Level 4 |
|
SOC 040 |
Social Study Level 4 |
|
SCI 040 |
Science Level 4 |
|
ICS 040 |
Computer Level 4 |
| Fifth Semester - Level 5 | |
|---|---|
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Courses Code |
Course Title |
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REA 050 |
Reading Level 5 |
|
WRI 050 |
Writing Level 5 |
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MATH 050 |
Math Level 5 |
|
SOC 050 |
Social Study Level 5 |
|
SCI 050 |
Science Level 5 |
|
ICS 050 |
Computer Level 5 |
