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Eisenchlas, Susana A.; Schalley, Andrea C.; Moyes, Gordon – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2016
Home language literacy education in Australia has been pursued predominantly through Community Language Schools. At present, some 1,000 of these, attended by over 100,000 school-age children, cater for 69 of the over 300 languages spoken in Australia. Despite good intentions, these schools face a number of challenges. For instance, children may…
Descriptors: Native Language, Language Acquisition, German, Bilingualism
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Smith, Terry K. – Education Sciences, 2014
This mixed methods study examined the effectiveness of a virtual world curriculum for teaching elementary students complex science concepts and skills. Data were collected using pre- and post-content tests and a student survey of engaged learning, An additional survey collected teacher observations of 21st century competencies conducive to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education