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Download full textHe, Xiaojun – English Language Teaching, 2015
This paper will focus on the effective review of English in the third grade of primary school. In the first part, the author introduces the importance of improving the effective review of English in the third grade of primary school. Analyzing from the aspects of theories, teachers have to get a good knowledge of language theories and analyze it…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Elementary Schools, Elementary School Teachers
Conger, Dylan; Hatch, Megan; McKinney, Jessica; Atwell, Meghan Salas; Lamb, Anne – Institute for Education and Social Policy, 2012
Since the 2002 No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) was signed into law, schools have been allowed to administer grade-level content reading exams in the native language of English Language Learner (ELL) students for up to three years after they enter the school system. From that point, the students are expected to take the state assessments in…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Direct linkBarnwell, SueAnn – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine the statistical difference of a proficient score on the third and forth grade teacher-created criterion-referenced math assessments, aligned to state standards, on the Tennessee Comprehensive Achievement Program (TCAP). This study examined if this statistical difference relates to minority,…
Descriptors: Merit Pay, State Standards, Standardized Tests, Second Language Learning
Bowden, Kendra Cornwell – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Nationally, Hispanic achievement lags behind non-Hispanic peers in reading proficiency scores. The gap in achievement persists through subsequent grade levels for Black, Hispanic, and poor students of all races. Current school environments present evidence of dissimilar levels of minority and poverty in schools. Identifiable differences in…
Descriptors: Evidence, Urban Schools, Poverty, Reading Achievement
Young, John W.; Holtzman, Steven; Steinberg, Jonathan – Educational Testing Service, 2011
In this research investigation of score comparability for language minority students (English language learners [ELLs] and former English language learners), we examined 3 indicators of score comparability (reliability, internal test structure, and differential item functioning) for 4th and 8th grade students who took the NCLB-mandated content…
Descriptors: Language Minorities, Second Language Learning, Grade 8, Minority Group Students
Lesaux, Nonie K.; Marietta, Sky H. – Guilford Publications, 2011
All too often, literacy assessments are given only for accountability purposes and fail to be seen as valuable resources for planning and differentiating instruction. This clear, concise book shows K-5 educators how to implement a comprehensive, balanced assessment battery that integrates accountability concerns with data-driven instruction.…
Descriptors: Test Results, Second Language Learning, Accountability, Individualized Instruction
Russell, William B., III, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
The field of social studies is unique and complex. It is challenged by the differing perspectives related to the definition, goals, content, and purpose of social studies. Contemporary Social Studies: An Essential Reader discusses the contemporary issues surrounding social studies education today. Contemporary Social Studies: An Essential Reader…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Global Education, Citizenship, Popular Culture
Wills, John S.; Sandholtz, Judith Haymore – Teachers College Record, 2009
Background/Context: In response to state-level test-based accountability and the federal No Child Left Behind Act, school administrators increasingly view centralized curriculum and prescribed instructional strategies as the most direct means of increasing student performance. This movement toward standardization reduces teachers' autonomy and…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Professional Autonomy, Federal Legislation, Observation
de Cohen, Clemencia Cosentino; Clewell, Beatriz Chu – Urban Institute (NJ1), 2007
To expand knowledge about young immigrant populations and to document how the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) affects the education of English language learner (ELL) and limited English proficient (LEP) students, the Urban Institute was funded by the Foundation for Child Development to undertake a series of reports. This policy brief draws on this…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Second Language Learning, Limited English Speaking, English (Second Language)
Ketterlin-Geller, Leanne R. – Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment, 2005
Universal design for assessment (UDA) is intended to increase participation of students with disabilities and English-language learners in general education assessments by addressing student needs through customized testing platforms. Computer-based testing provides an optimal format for creating individually-tailored tests. However, although a…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Disabilities, Grade 3, Second Language Learning
