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Direct linkVarhol, Astrid; Drageset, Ove Gunnar; Hansen, Monica Nymoen – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2021
This article presents a study of 8th grade students working in groups to solve a task about generalizing patterns. The study aimed to openly explore how progress in mathematical thinking might relate to the discourse. To do this, we first studied both separately. The progress in mathematical thinking was studied by inspecting how the groups…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Skills, Second Language Learning, Barriers
Download full textAgnitius Molwantoa; Florence M. Olifant; Madoda P. Cekiso – Reading & Writing: Journal of the Literacy Association of South Africa, 2025
Background: Reading is valued as a critical aspect of literacy, but there is a concern about the regression in reading comprehension that remains a global issue. Consequently, most countries around the world are worried about learners' poor reading skills. Objectives: The study investigated the reading comprehension challenges of Grade 8 English…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Reading Difficulties, Grade 8, English (Second Language)
Education Week, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has redoubled attention to the challenges families face in making sure their children are fully prepared and supported in their journey through school. This first of three Quality Counts 2021 installments provides grades and scores for the nation and each state on a range of factors setting students up for success in school…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Census Figures, Educational Quality
Abedi, Jamal; Herman, Joan – Teachers College Record, 2010
Background/Context: English language learner (ELL) students are lagging behind because of the extra challenges they face relative to their peers in acquiring academic English language proficiency, and the added burden of learning content in a language in which they are not proficient. The mandated inclusion of ELL students in the nation's…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Second Language Learning, Grade 8, Accountability
Chudowsky, Naomi; Chudowsky, Victor – Center on Education Policy, 2010
This report by the Center on Education Policy (CEP), an independent nonprofit organization, examines progress in raising achievement for English language learners. It also describes the factors that make it difficult to accurately assess what ELLs know and can do. The data for this analysis were collected by CEP with technical support from the…
Descriptors: Testing, Mathematics Tests, Second Language Learning, Scores
Green, Patricia J.; Sha, Mandy; Liu, Lu – RTI International, 2011
In 2001, the U.S. Department of Education and the Ministry of Education in China entered into a bilateral partnership to develop a technology-driven approach to foreign language learning that integrated gaming, immersion, voice recognition, problem-based learning tasks, and other features that made it a significant research and development pilot…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Middle School Students, Partnerships in Education
Steinberg, Jonathan; Cline, Frederick; Ling, Guangming; Cook, Linda; Tognatta, Namrata – Journal of Applied Testing Technology, 2009
This study examines the appropriateness of a large-scale state standards-based English-Language Arts (ELA) assessment for students who are deaf or hard of hearing by comparing the internal test structures for these students to students without disabilities. The Grade 4 and 8 ELA assessments were analyzed via a series of parcel-level exploratory…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Language Arts, State Standards, Partial Hearing
Laosa, Luis M.; Ainsworth, Pat – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2007
The growth in public preschool education is based on research that shows high-quality prekindergarten has a positive effect on children's chances of succeeding in school and life. Beneath the surface of this growth, however, lies a troubling lag in preschool education participation by the nation's largest, fastest growing and yet most…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Preschool Education, Hispanic American Students, Educational Policy
