U Buy a Car!
Resource Information
Title:  U Buy a Car!
Page address:  http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/pbl/ubuystudent/index.html
Site Information
Author/Organization:  Donna Tannehill and Yvonne Zeka Maricopa Community Colleges
Root site address:  http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:   Yes
Family:	Workplace:   Yes
GED Descriptor(s):    math
Description:
This is a wonderful web site that is practical and contains useful information about buying a car and affording to buy any major purchase. This problem-based learning manual for students starts with a problem statement: "You are interest in purchasing a new vehicle. What should your annual salary be to afford the car you want?" Students are coached through the problem-solving process and are provided resources to help them solve this real-world problem. Learner helps include a step-by-step guide to solving problems, what it means to affrod a car, and many more helps. The instructions and guides are easy-to-read.
Comments:
Adult learners may enjoy taking a field trip to a car dealer and to a bank or other source of financing to talk about related issues
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