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Direct linkKung, Melody – ProQuest LLC, 2016
There is a lack of knowledge regarding reading development and predictors of reading development for Language Minority students (LMs) such as Asians. In particular, the research base is limited regarding the effectiveness of different reading instructional emphases for Asian LMs. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether language…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Minority Group Students, Language Minorities, Asian Americans
Giorgio, Dorian – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Educational experts have criticized status models of school accountability, as required by the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), describing them as ineffectual in measuring achievement because their one-time assessment of student knowledge ignores student growth. Research on student achievement has instead identified growth models as superior…
Descriptors: Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Models
Farmer, Ella – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In the current educational climate, school districts and states are being held accountable for the progress of all students. Students who speak another language at home and have limited English proficiency, known as English Language Learners (ELLs), continue to underperform when compared to English proficient peers. The purpose of the study was to…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, Hierarchical Linear Modeling
Moon, John L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between student mathematics performance of 4th, 8th, and 11th grade students in Nebraska and the mode of test administration, online and paper-pencil. Schools were allowed to select the mode of test administration for their school with some exceptions for students needing…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Grade 4, Grade 8, Grade 11
Kim, Seong Hee – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The primary purpose of this study is to examine the effect of knowledge for teaching mathematics and teaching practice on student mathematics achievement growth. Thirty two teachers and 299 fourth grade students in three elementary schools from one school district in urban area participated in the study. Most of them are Hispanic in origin and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 4, Urban Schools
Jeon, Sue Bin – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Previous comparisons of the gaps in educational achievement between various minority groups (non-White, non-English-speaking, low income) and their counterparts (White, English-speaking, middle income) have tended to disregard the immigrant status of the minority students. In this study, I investigated these gaps within and between immigrant…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, White Students, Minority Group Students, English Language Learners
