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Download full textPino, Barbara Gonzalez – Texas Papers in Foreign Language Education, 1998
Previous literature on classroom testing of second language speech skills provides several models of both task types and rubrics for rating, and suggestions regarding procedures for testing speaking with large numbers of learners. However, there is no clear, widely disseminated consensus in the profession on the appropriate paradigm to guide the…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Interrater Reliability
Morales, Romelia V. – 1998
A study investigated how elementary school students form a mental representation of simple addition and subtraction word problems, focusing on critical elements in the problems' semantic structure, and the extent to which the accuracy of the solutions found was related to the students' English language proficiency when the problems were presented…
Descriptors: Addition, Bilingualism, Concept Formation, Elementary Education
Mills, Rollin W. – 1998
This study was conducted to evaluate the tests developed by elementary foreign language teachers of French, Japanese, and Spanish in a school district in South Carolina. The tests were designed to determine the level of end-of-year student learning and to provide a basis for evaluating the curriculum of each of the three languages. The French and…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Elementary Education, French, Japanese
Arlington County Public Schools, VA. – 1997
The rubrics are designed for productive use (speaking and writing) of English and Spanish in two-way bilingual immersion programs. The rubrics were developed by classroom teachers working in elementary school Spanish partial immersion programs, in consultation with a special education teacher, reading specialist, middle school partial immersion…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English, Evaluation Criteria
ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, Charleston, WV. – 1999
This packet contains six briefs developed specifically for Spanish-speaking Latino parents, and English translations of the briefs. These briefs state what researchers and practitioners have learned about various ways parents can help their children do well in school. Earlier editions of brief articles for parents have been used in various ways by…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Biculturalism, Bilingual Education
Liberty, Paul – 1998
In 1997-98, the Austin Independent School District (AISD) (Texas) received a 2-year Title VII Enhancement Grant to serve limited-English-proficient (LEP) students and their teachers at Fulmore Middle School. The Rethinking Education for Minority Students (REFORMs) grant was intended to enhance the existing English-as-a-Second-Language/Transitional…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Adult Education, Attendance, Bilingual Education
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1990
An evaluation was done of New York City Board of Education's Project Language Development through Holistic Learning--Mathematics, Art, Science, Technology, and Education Resources (Project MASTER). The project offered instruction to 344 low-income, Spanish-speaking students of limited English proficiency in grades 3 to 5 at 5 elementary schools in…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Resources
Locke, Myra S. – 1991
The purpose of this practicum was to increase homework productivity and reinforce basic skills in a third-grade class. Other objectives were to relieve the burden of parents who were unable to help their children with homework and to improve communication between parent, teacher, and child. Homework assignments were made daily by the teacher.…
Descriptors: Assignments, Basic Skills, Cooperative Learning, Educational Improvement
Bowman, Harry L.; And Others – 1991
Several tests from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) have been used or are candidates for use by the Tennessee State Department of Education as initial licensure endorsement area tests. Memphis State University conducted a study in 1991 to recommend minimum qualifying scores for endorsement area applicants who would take the applicable tests.…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Cutting Scores, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers
Keller, Gary D., Ed.; And Others – 1991
This book contains 10 papers on solutions and barriers to improving the access of Hispanic American students to higher education. Following an introductory essay on: "Advances in Assessment and the Potential for Increasing the Number of Hispanics in Higher Education" (G. D. Keller), the papers are organized into four parts. Papers in…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Entrance Examinations, College Students
Garcia, Ruth Fran – 1992
This study examined the attitudes of fifth and sixth grade students from Chicago (Illinois) toward classroom climate in an effort to better understand factors that would encourage greater self-concept, higher achievement, and student and teacher behaviors. The study population included 185 fifth and sixth grade students attending the Philip…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Bilingual Education, Black Students, Economically Disadvantaged
De Vries, Daniel – 1992
A study was done to develop and evaluate a program designed to improve the academic and personal achievement of Hispanic American high school students. The study posited that the causes of Hispanic American students' belief that they could not achieve were: (1) dysfunctional learned behaviors; and (2) acculturation difficulties. Using findings on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acculturation, Compensatory Education, English (Second Language)
Hassel, Elissa Anne – 1991
A content-based curriculum in English as a Second Language (ESL) focusing on prenatal self-care is presented. The course was designed as a solution to the problem of inadequate prenatal care for limited-English-proficient Mexican immigrant women. The first three sections offer background information on and discussion of (1) content-based ESL…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Birth, Child Health, English (Second Language)
Sancho, Anthony; And Others – 1991
This guide is intended for teachers, health educators, curriculum developers, staff development specialists, and administrators responsible for teaching health to Hispanic students. It suggests ways to make health education relevant to this group in terms of the content emphasized, activities chosen, and learning styles used. The guide also…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Compensatory Education, Consumer Education, Curriculum Development
Inger, Morton – 1992
A review was undertaken of strategies for increasing Hispanic American parental involvement in their children's schools. Despite the continued strong extended family support for child rearing in the Hispanic American community, parent participation in their children's education is quite low. Studies show that many Hispanic Americans regard the…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Discrimination, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Discrimination
