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Direct linkCuyuch, Leslie Gale Reamsma – ProQuest LLC, 2022
English learners (ELs) in Florida face numerous challenges including low test scores, and high dropout rates, and are typically several years behind their peers when compared to other states. The purpose of this quantitative quasi-experimental ex-post-facto study was to compare the differences between ACCESS 2.0 scores of high school ELs in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, English Language Learners, Barriers, Dropout Rate
Download full textAchieve, Inc., 2018
In 2016, 20 states administered the ACT exam to all high school students. Of those 20 states, three use the ACT in their statewide testing program as an assessment for accountability at the high school level. States using the tests as part of an accountability system are required to submit results from an independent alignment study to the U.S.…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), College Entrance Examinations, Common Core State Standards, High School Students
Brunner, Josie – Online Submission, 2010
Twenty-nine percent of students enrolled in Austin Independent School District were English language learners in 2009-2010. The majority of them (62%) continued to make progress in English proficiency, and their state academic test (TAKS) performance continued to improve over the years.
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Jackson, Gregg B. – 1990
Sixty-three commercially-available instruments for measuring the outcomes of adult literacy programs are reviewed. Tests of basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills; oral English proficiency of English as a second language students; affective outcomes; and critical thinking are included. The instruments include paper-and-pencil tests,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Affective Measures
PDF pending restorationTerry, Robert M., Ed. – 1991
Selected papers from the conference address four priorities in second language teaching: teacher education; instruction; curriculum; and testing. Papers include: "Listening Processes and Authentic Texts" (Donna Reseigh Long); "Directory of Foreign Language Teacher Preparation Programs in the United States: A Preliminary Report"…
Descriptors: Careers, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design
Barton, Paul E.; Coley, Richard J. – 1994
This report provides a profile of state testing programs in 1992-93, as well as a view of classroom testing practices by state, school district, school, or individual teacher. Information, taken from a variety of sources, including the National Assessment of Educational Progress and a General Accounting Office study, indicates that the…
Descriptors: Ability, Accountability, Achievement Tests, Alternative Assessment
González, Rosa María – Online Submission, 2006
This report summarizes Austin Independent School District's (AISD's) 2005-2006 bilingual and English as a second language programs.
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
