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Aguirre-Munoz, Zenaida; Boscardin, Christy Kim; Jones, Barbara; Park, Jae-Eun; Chinen, Marjorie; Shin, Hye Sook; Lee, Janet; Amabisca, Anastasia Aimee; Benner, Aprile – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2006
To further the understanding of ELL (under) achievement and broaden the current scope of OTL models, the primary focus of this study was to investigate process and content opportunities that are particularly relevant to improving ELL achievement with particular attention to the relationship between opportunities to acquire academic language and…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Second Language Learning, Linguistic Theory, Educational Change
Spicuzza, Richard; Liu, Kristin; Swierzbin, Bonnie; Bielinski, John; Thurlow, Martha – 2000
The central research question of this study is whether first-time scores for repeat limited-English-proficient (LEP) test-takers of Basic Standards Tests (BSTs), also known as "graduation exams," predict a passing score on the test the second time around. Three points are cautiously asserted: (1) 20% or fewer of LEP students who retook…
Descriptors: Charts, English (Second Language), High School Students, High Stakes Tests