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McConnell, Beverly – 1979
Two major evaluations of bilingual education differed significantly in evaluation design and results. The American Institute for Research (AIR) conducted the national impact study for bilingual education and gathered data from many programs. AIR based its study on comparisons of mathematics and language arts achievement of students in bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Comparative Testing, Control Groups, Curriculum
Reyhner, Jon – 1989
Rock Point Community School's bilingual program is described. Located in the Navajo Nation in Northeast Arizona, the school began its English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) instruction in 1960 and bilingual education in 1967. In 1982, the first high school seniors were graduated. By 1988, 43 percent of Rock Point students were dominant Navajo speakers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Languages, Bilingual Instructional Materials, Curriculum Development