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Alkharusi, Hussain – Anatolian Journal of Education, 2021
This study aimed at identifying the purposes of using assessment by English language teachers in Oman. Participants were 369 English language teachers randomly selected from all governorates in Oman. The teachers were categorized into two groups based on the assessment system. The first group consisted of teachers teaching grades 7 to 9 because…
Descriptors: Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Student Evaluation
Mäkipää, Toni; Hahl, Kaisa; Luodonpää-Manni, Milla – Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal, 2021
In this paper, we examine how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the quality of teachers' assessment and feedback in Finland's foreign language classes during the remote teaching period in spring 2020. Multifaceted assessment and feedback practices are underscored in Finland's core curricula, forming a focal aspect of learning. Therefore, we studied…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Language Teachers, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Shohamy, Elana; Tannenbaum, Michal; Gani, Anna – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
Notwithstanding the introduction of education multilingual policies worldwide, testing and assessment procedures still rely almost exclusively on the monolingual construct. This paper describes a study, part of a larger project fostering a new multilingual education policy in Israeli schools, exploring bi/multilingual assessment. It included two…
Descriptors: Scores, Comparative Analysis, Hebrew, Arabic
Wilfong, Lori – Eye on Education, 2013
Update your vocabulary practices to meet the Common Core and improve students' word knowledge! This new, clearly-structured guide shows you how. It's packed with engaging, research-based, classroom-ready strategies for teaching vocabulary. Topics include: (1) Selecting meaningful words for direct instruction; (2) Strategies for engaging students…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, Second Language Learning, Direct Instruction, Vocabulary Development
Bassiri, Dina; Allen, Jeff – ACT, Inc., 2012
Under the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), public schools must show consistent improvement in achievement for all students including English language learners (ELL) and students with disabilities. The assessment of ELL students and students with disabilities can present unique challenges to schools that must…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Academic Achievement, Educational Indicators, Accountability
Estrada, Peggy; Wang, Haiwen – Grantee Submission, 2013
For English learners (ELs), reclassifying to fluent English proficient (RFEP) signifies reaching a milestone indicating the ability to function in mainstream classes without support. Little is known about the discrepancy between the number of ELs who meet reclassification criteria and the number who are reclassified as fluent English proficient,…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Second Language Learning, Classification, Language Proficiency
Dunn, David E. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Many national reports indicate that more attention needs to be placed on writing and the teaching of writing in schools. The purpose of this quantitative study was to, first, examine the structure of the DWA and, second, to use the scores from the DWA to examine the relationship between ELL status and writing proficiency. Five major research…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Writing Evaluation, Socioeconomic Status, Income
What's in a Grade? The Multidimensional Nature of What Teacher-Assigned Grades Assess in High School
Bowers, Alex J. – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2011
Historically, teacher-assigned grades have been seen as unreliable subjective measures of academic knowledge, since grades and standardized tests have traditionally correlated at about the 0.5 to 0.6 level, and thus explain about 25-35% of each other. However, emerging literature indicates that grades may be a multidimensional assessment of both…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Standardized Tests, Reading Achievement, Multidimensional Scaling
Beal, Carole R.; Adams, Niall M.; Cohen, Paul R. – Urban Education, 2010
The study focused on the relationship of English proficiency and math performance in a sample of high school students, including 47% English language learners (ELLs). Data sources included state math test scores, study-specific pre- and posttest scores, problem solving in an online math tutorial, and responses to a self-report assessment of…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Second Language Learning, Problem Solving, English (Second Language)
Alberta Education, 2007
Young people entering post-secondary institutions or seeking employment generally require senior high school diplomas. There are few jobs available that do not require advanced levels of many kinds of literacy and most employers will consider only those applicants who have completed senior high school, even for entry-level positions. When English…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, High Schools, Speech Communication, Second Languages
Council of the Great City Schools, 2008
The Seattle Public Schools serve one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation. The school system's enrollment represents many racial and ethnic groups and includes students from around the world who come to Seattle speaking many languages and families who came to the city generations ago. The challenge facing Seattle and all other major…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Ethnic Groups, State Standards