ERIC Number: ED130545
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-Jun-15
Pages: 56
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Boulder Moves Ahead: An Evaluation of the English as a Second Language Tutorial Program of the Boulder Valley Public Schools, During Its First Year of Operation: 1975-76.
Stansfield, Charles
The evaluation of the first year of the English as a Second Language Tutorial Program of Boulder Valley Public Schools included on-site observations, interviews with coordinators and teachers, a linguistic evaluation of each student (elementary and secondary levels), a classroom teacher's questionnaire, a parents' questionnaire, and a tutor's reaction form. Detailed findings of the evaluation are presented. Some of the major conclusions are: (1) the program is of high quality; (2) there is a critical shortage of materials; (3) more consideration should be shown the individual tutor in designing the teaching schedule; and (4) more inservice training should be provided, particularly to overcome the negative attitudes of some classroom teachers toward non-English-speaking students. The following appendices are provided: (1) the classroom teacher's questionnaire, with a number of teacher comments; (2) the ESL tutor's reaction form; (3) the parents' questionnaire; (4) a description of the Peace Corps Oral Proficiency Interview, used to evaluate the students; and (5) a list of program personnel. (SW)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Inservice Teacher Education, Language Proficiency, Language Programs, Parent Attitudes, Program Evaluation, Questionnaires, Student Evaluation, Teacher Attitudes, Tutorial Programs, Tutors
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Sponsor: Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver.
Authoring Institution: Boulder Valley School District RE-2, Boulder, CO.
Identifiers - Location: Colorado (Boulder)
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