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Handley, Herbert M. – 1986
The effectiveness of Mississippi's Assistant Teacher Program (ATP) was evaluated after its third year of operation, determining: (1) whether first graders who were exposed to teachers and assistant teachers who had been in ATP for three years continued to make progress in academic achievement; (2) the effectiveness of ATP in fostering achievement…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Longitudinal Studies
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Direct linkBielenberg, Brian; Fillmore, Lily Wong – Educational Leadership, 2005
To make sense of the complex information taught in the upper elementary grades -- and to understand the language that increasingly appears in high-stakes tests--students must be proficient in academic English. English language learners are at a serious disadvantage. Two word problems in mathematics illustrate the difficulties that these students…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Standardized Tests, English Instruction, Mathematics Tests
