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Gonzales, Sandra M.; Brammer, Ethriam Cash; Sawilowsky, Shlomo – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2015
This action research study, supported by a quantitative data analysis, presents a counternarrative to the deficit discourse regarding Latino/a First Time in Any College (FTIAC) departure during the first year of college. It argues that an intentional learning community model, that is culturally and linguistically responsive to Latino/a student…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Action Research, Statistical Analysis, Data Analysis
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Winke, Paula – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2011
The English Language Proficiency Assessment (ELPA) is used in the state of Michigan in the United States to fulfill government-mandated No Child Left Behind (NCLB) requirements. The test is used to promote and monitor achievement in English language learning in schools that receive federal NCLB funding. The goal of the project discussed here was…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, Standardized Tests, High Stakes Tests