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Shang, Hui-Fang – Interactive Learning Environments, 2017
The effective use of reading strategies has been recognized as an important way to increase reading comprehension in hypermedia environments. The purpose of the study was to explore whether metacognitive strategy use and access to hypermedia annotations facilitated reading comprehension based on English as a foreign language students' proficiency…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Reading Strategies, Hypermedia, Reading Comprehension
Achieve, Inc., 2019
This brief focuses on whether outcomes are being reported for English Learners (ELs), and compares outcomes for ELs on select indicators (graduation rate and postsecondary enrollment) because the outcomes data being reported across states on certain indicators vary so widely that it makes cross-state comparisons challenging, if not impossible.…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Graduation Rate, College Attendance, Enrollment Rate
Wood, David John – Online Submission, 2015
Despite the stream of directives about improving students' English communicative ability from the Japanese Education Ministry since 2003 [1-4] significant development has remained elusive. One obstacle to communication (as an individual and a cooperative faculty) is the inflexible "one-size-fits-all" philosophy of commercial textbooks…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Writing (Composition), College Students, Foreign Students
National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition, 2017
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released joint guidance on January 7, 2015, reminding states, school districts, and schools of their obligations under federal law to ensure that English Learners (ELs) have equal access to a high-quality education and the opportunity to achieve…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, State Agencies, State Departments of Education, Legal Responsibility
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Alghamdi, Fatimah M. A. – English Language Teaching, 2016
There is consensus among those involved in teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) in the Saudi educational context that students' achievement in language learning is below expectations. Much research has been directed towards finding the reasons for low achievement amongst learners. However, very few studies have looked at parameters of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Independent Study, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction
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Snow Andrade, Maureen; Evans, Norman W.; Hartshorn, K. James – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2014
Higher education institutions in English-speaking nations host significant populations of non-native English speakers (NNES), both international and resident. English language proficiency is a critical factor to their success. This study reviews higher education practices in the United States related to this population. Findings indicate…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Practices, English Language Learners, English (Second Language)
Gurantz, Oded – John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2012
San Francisco's Bridge to Success (BtS) initiative brings together the City and County of San Francisco, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), the City College of San Francisco (CCSF), and key community organizations to promote postsecondary success for underrepresented students. Various working groups, each comprised of staff from…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Disproportionate Representation, Progress Monitoring