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Predictors of Transfer out of Early French Immersion Programs.
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Bruck, Margaret – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1985
This study examined the factors that best predict which elementary school children will transfer out of a French immersion program. Learner characteristics, teacher and parent evaluations, and family background were examined. Analyses suggest that attitudinal and motivational factors are of primary importance to the continuation of second-language…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, French, Immersion Programs
Consequences of Transfer out of Early French Immersion Programs.
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Bruck, Margaret – Applied Psycholinguistics, 1985
Examines the cognitive, academic, social psychological, and linguistic consequences of transferring poor achieving English-speaking students out of French immersion programs. Data suggest that the child's basic cognitive and affective characteristics rather than factors associated with language of instruction influence academic achievement, as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Cognitive Style, Elementary Education