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Direct linkGarcia-Gracia, Maribel; Donoso Vázquez, Trinidad – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016
This study carries out a comparative analysis of achievement according to gender between mixed and single-sex schools in the region of Catalonia, Spain, for the subjects of Spanish, Catalan, English and Mathematics. After a brief contextualisation, a review of the main findings from international studies on differences in results for mixed schools…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Single Sex Schools, Coeducation, Academic Achievement
Abedi, Jamal; Bayley, Robert; Ewers, Nancy; Mundhenk, Kimberly; Leon, Seth; Kao, Jenny; Herman, Joan – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2012
Assessments developed and field tested for the mainstream student population may not be accessible for students with disabilities (SWDs) as a result of the impact of extraneous variables, including cognitive features, such as depth of knowledge required, grammatical and lexical complexity, lexical density, and textual/visual features. This study…
Descriptors: Test Items, Disabilities, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Psychology
Download full textCook, Gary; Linquanti, Robert; Chinen, Marjorie; Jung, Hyekyung – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2012
The "Elementary and Secondary Education Act" ("ESEA"), as amended by the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" inaugurated important changes in assessment and accountability for English Learner (EL) students. Specifically, Title III of the law required states to develop or adopt English-language proficiency (ELP)…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Proficiency, English Language Learners, Federal Legislation
Yeager, Joseph; Sommer, Linda – Qualitative Report, 2010
The mechanisms of language operate as the vehicles for motivation, thinking and deciding. Language is a replica, a model, a representational map of reality. In the same way that a flawed roadmap will misrepresent reality and mislead a traveler, a flawed linguistic rationale will mislead a decision maker in any situation. In high-stakes situations…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Performance Factors, Decision Making Skills, Administrative Principles
Forte, Ellen; Kuti, Laura; O'Day, Jennifer – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2012
The 2001 reauthorization of the "Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)," represented a turning point in federal policy for the education of English Learners (ELs) in U.S. public schools. At the center of the changes in the 2001 reauthorization of the "ESEA" lie the English language proficiency (ELP) standards. These ELP…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Evaluation
