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Garza-Reyna, Gina L.; Esquierdo, J. Joy; Goswami, Jaya – NABE Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
This study compared the performance of bilingual learners, educated in either a Transitional Bilingual (TB) or Dual Language (DL) program, on the Reading and English portions of the nationally recognized college entrance exam, the American College Test (ACT). A statistically significant difference was found on the t-tests run for the Reading (p…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, College Readiness, Comparative Analysis, Bilingual Education Programs
Garza-Reyna, Gina Lydia – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this quantitative study was to track, compare, and analyze the college readiness of two cohorts of Hispanic English Language Learners (ELLs) by examining scores on state exit-level and national college entrance exams. One cohort was enrolled in the early-exit Transitional Bilingual Education (TBE) program, while the other cohort was…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Bilingual Education, Bilingualism, English (Second Language)
Young, John W.; Cline, Fred – Educational Testing Service, 2009
"High Schools That Work" (HSTW) is a school improvement initiative that was inaugurated by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) in 1987. The main purpose of this concurrent validity study is to evaluate one or more measures by investigating their relationship to other commonly used and established measures given at or about the…
Descriptors: Validity, Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, High Schools