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Peer reviewedCummins, Jim – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1988
Responds to Dunn's monograph on Hispanic-Anglo differences in IQ scores. Discusses the cultural/linguistic bias in IQ tests, and the inevitability of this bias due to methods of test development and standardization. Criticizes Dunn's proposal for English immersion programs to replace bilingual education. Contains 21 references. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, English (Second Language), Hispanic Americans
Edwards, H. P.; Smyth, F. – 1976
This research concerns the French immersion program and the program of 60 minutes of French instruction daily introduced by the Ottawa Roman Catholic Separate School Board at the first grade level. A longitudinal evaluation of the effects of these programs compares language proficiency, linguistic development, social maturity, academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Elementary Secondary Education
