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Direct linkKate Cain; Nicola K. Currie; Gillian Francey; Robert Davies; Shelley Gray; Mindy S. Bridges; M. Adelaida Restrepo; Marilyn S. Thompson; Margeaux F. Ciraolo – Journal of Research in Reading, 2025
Background: We examined the influence of text and reader characteristics on sixth graders' inference generation. Methods: Eleven- to 12-year-old US monolingual English speakers (N = 71) and Spanish-English bilinguals (N = 81) read narrative and informational expository texts requiring an inference and answered an inference-tapping question after…
Descriptors: Reader Text Relationship, Student Characteristics, Grade 6, Inferences
Gerl, Thomas; Randler, Christoph; Neuhaus, Birgit Jana – International Journal of Science Education, 2021
Vertebrate species knowledge, a key factor for conserving biodiversity, is a compulsory part of school curricula. This study evaluated the vertebrate species knowledge of sixth-grade German grammar school pupils (aged 11-13) to investigate the influence of socio-demographic factors (gender, size of hometown, mother tongue), personal expectations…
Descriptors: Wildlife, Animals, Biodiversity, Knowledge Level
Jalal, Shumaila; Nawab, Ali – Cogent Education, 2022
This research aimed to explore the possibility of using Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach for the development of students' Second Language (L2) skills and content in the subject of Chemistry. To achieve this purpose, action research method was used to implement CLIL approach at grade 7 consisting of 30 students. The research…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Barriers, Content and Language Integrated Learning, Native Language
Crosson, Amy C.; McKeown, Margaret G.; Ward, Arthur K., Jr. – Language Assessment Quarterly, 2019
The purpose of this research is to develop a vocabulary assessment, Evaluation of Academic Vocabulary or "EAV," that gauges students' depth of knowledge of academic words and is sensitive to vocabulary growth in the context of literacy interventions. We report results from two studies with native English-speaking middle school students…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Academic Language, Evaluation Methods, Literacy
Ganley, DeLacy; Kula, Stacy M.; Kallemeyn, David – Journal of Research in International Education, 2019
To understand how K-12 students in the USA are impacted by their interactions with international teachers (ie teachers visiting the USA from other countries), this study asked 'Does contact with an international teacher correlate with increased geo-cultural knowledge and/or receptiveness to non-USA countries, peoples and/or cultures?'. To address…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Knowledge Level, Intercultural Communication, Teacher Student Relationship
Download full textCrosson, Amy C.; McKeown, Margaret G.; Ward, Arthur K., Jr. – Grantee Submission, 2019
The purpose of this research is to develop a vocabulary assessment, Evaluation of Academic Vocabulary or "EAV," that gauges students' depth of knowledge of academic words and is sensitive to vocabulary growth in the context of literacy interventions. We report results from two studies with native English-speaking middle school students…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Academic Language, Evaluation Methods, Literacy
Fernández-Sanjurjo, Javier; Fernández-Costales, Alberto; Arias Blanco, José Miguel – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2019
This paper investigates students' performance in content-subjects in the framework of CLIL programmes in Spain. So far, CLIL research has focused primarily on language attainment in the L2 and the L1, but students' achievements as regards content-subjects have been largely ignored. Competence in Science in the L1 is analysed by comparing pupils…
Descriptors: Course Content, Language of Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods
