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Ntsala, Sekanse Abiner; Seabela, Pricilla Mamare – Perspectives in Education, 2023
English First Additional Language (EFAL) is one of the prescribed subjects in South Africa. However, it is a has proven to be difficult, especially the reading part of the it. On the other hand, the integration of Information Communication Technology (ICT) can mitigate the challenges and promote effective pedagogy in this subject. Unfortunately,…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Technology Integration, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Jackie E. Relyea; Dennis S. Davis; Corrie Dobis; Becky Huang; Courtney Samuelson – Grantee Submission, 2025
This study evaluated the feasibility of the Knowledge, Language, and Inquiry (K.L.I.) intervention, designed to support Grades 3-5 multilingual students classified as English learners (ML-ELs) in building content knowledge, language skills, and reading comprehension through inquiry-based small-group instruction. Feasibility was examined across…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Elementary School Students
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Jackie E. Relyea; Dennis Davis; Corrie Dobis; Becky Huang; Courtney Samuelson – Journal of Educational Research, 2025
This study evaluated the feasibility of the Knowledge, Language, and Inquiry (K.L.I.) intervention, designed to support Grades 3-5 multilingual students classified as English learners (ML-ELs) in building content knowledge, language skills, and reading comprehension through inquiry-based small-group instruction. Feasibility was examined across…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Cocke, Erin F.; Buckley, Jack; Scott, Marc A. – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
There is much debate over the impact of high stakes testing as well as a growing body of research focused on both the intended and unintended consequences of these tests. One claim of both the popular media and education researchers is that high stakes tests have led to curricular narrowing--the idea that school time is increasingly allocated to…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Accountability, Context Effect, Teacher Behavior
Shirley, Debra J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study is to identify the self-reported research-based instructional and assessment practices used by third through fifth grade teachers among rural school environments in Western Pennsylvania which have attained Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) pursuant to statewide assessments. Specifically, this study examines the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Reading Instruction, Mathematics Instruction
Mullis, Ina V. S.; Martin, Michael O.; Foy, Pierre; Arora, Alka – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2012
The "TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics" summarizes fourth and eighth grade student achievement in each of the 63 countries and 14 benchmarking entities which participated in TIMSS 2011. The report includes trends in mathematics achievement over time for participants in the previous TIMSS 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Grade 8, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement