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Rezaee, Abbas Ali; Ghanbarpour, Mahsa – Online Submission, 2016
As dynamic assessment (DA) continues to come to prominence as a procedure that endeavors to ameliorate learner performance and further development through mediators' assistance with the intent of discerning learning potential, a plethora of research has delved into the applicability of DA in second/foreign language education. This article employed…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Qualitative Research, Synthesis, Evaluation Research
Barjesteh, Hamed; Mukundan, Jayakaran; Vaseghi, Reza – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
The current paper presented theoretical assumptions behind language learning strategies (LLS) and an overview of methods used to identify learners' strategies, first, and then summarized what have been reported from large number of descriptive studies of strategies by language learners. Moreover, the paper tried to present the variety of…
Descriptors: Synthesis, Learning Strategies, Second Language Learning, Literature Reviews
Nevarez-La Torre, Aida A. – Education and Urban Society, 2012
Many urban classrooms are facing an influx of students who are transient, part of migrant families who decide to reside in cities and large urban centers looking for financial stability and better educational opportunities for their children. This represents a different challenge for English as a second language, bilingual, and mainstream teachers…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Migrant Education, Second Language Learning, Educational Quality
Aydin, Selami – Online Submission, 2009
The findings obtained from previous research indicate that test anxiety has significant effects on the foreign language learning process. Thus, this paper aims to present a synthesis of research results on the "sources" and "effects" of test anxiety among foreign language learners. The results of the studies reviewed in the…
Descriptors: Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Examiners, Foreign Countries
Rodriguez, Gloria M.; Cruz, Lisceth – Teachers College Record, 2009
Background/Context: The analysis contained in this article was commissioned by the Social Science Research Council's Transitions to College project. Although the historical context and contemporary issues associated with English learners (ELs) and undocumented immigrant students are in many ways distinct, the project team strongly believed that…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Attainment, Second Language Learning, Program Effectiveness

Willig, Ann C. – Review of Educational Research, 1985
Meta analysis results were compared with a traditional review of bilingual education program effectiveness. When controlled for methodological inadequacies, participation in bilingual education programs consistently produced differences favoring bilingual education. The methodological inadequacies in the synthesized studies highlights the need for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research
Muller, Eve; Markowitz, Joy – Project Forum, 2004
English language learners (ELLs) pose particularly difficult challenges relating to special education referral, assessment and instruction. The purpose of this document is to provide a brief synthesis of the research on and information about ELLs with disabilities. The document is intended to provide state- and local-level policy makers with…
Descriptors: Expertise, Early Intervention, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction