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Van Ryzin, Mark J.; Vincent, Claudia G. – Grantee Submission, 2017
Because students from American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) backgrounds tend to lag behind their peers in academic achievement, researchers have recommended integrating Native Language and Culture (NLC) into instruction. However, existing evidence from large-scale studies finds a "negative" effect of the use of NLC on achievement,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, American Indian Students, Alaska Natives
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Olson, Paul A. – National Elementary Principal, 1975
The National Assessment of Educational Progress, in its power base, conception, creation, and execution, runs against the view that respects the local, unique culture as the prime determinant in education and supports the idea that education is an entity that a national program can clarify for delivery to children. (Author/IRT) Aspect of National…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Educational Assessment
Smitherman, Geneva – 1993
A study analyzed the degree to which an African American verbal tradition (Black English Vernacular) survives in the writing of Black students across a generational time span. A total of 867 essays from the 1984 and the 1988/89 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) were subjected to primary trait and holistic scoring analysis, and…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Context