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Turnbull, Miles; Hart, Doug; Lapkin, Sharon – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2003
Analysis of Ontario standardized-test scores indicates that French-immersion students, who had lagged behind regular English-program students in grade 3, had comparable or higher achievement scores in reading, writing, and mathematics by grade 6. Little support was found for possible explanations involving selective attrition of weaker students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students