The effectiveness of alternative programs for teaching French as a second language in Ottawa and Carleton schools was evaluated. French proficiency, English skills, and academic achievement were assessed among students in grades 3-8 in the core French program, grades 4-6 in extended French, grades 10 and 12 in the bilingual program, and grade 8…

Part of the Eleventh Annual Report to the Ontario Ministry of Education, this report describes the grade and program location of students who entered kindergarten in Ottawa and Carleton, Ontario in 1974, known as the K-74 cohort. The first section of the report deals with the K-74 cohort; later sections deal with students who joined either early…

A study of the differences in achievement among Ottawa's grade 9 and 10 students taught in English and French in three subject areas (mathematics, geography, and history) in which suitable comparative measures were available had as subjects the students in 73 classes. The students in French-language classes were administered the test twice, once…