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Vela, Adriana; Jones, Don; Mundy, Marie-Anne; Isaacson, Carrie – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2017
This ex-post-facto quasi-experimental research design was conducted by selecting a convenient sample of approximately 2,000 3rd grade ELLs who took the regular reading and math English STAAR test during the 2014-15 school year in an urban southern Texas school district. This study was conducted using a quantitative research method of data…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Quasiexperimental Design, Reading Tests, Mathematics Tests
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Serafini, Ellen J.; Rozell, Nadine; Winsler, Adam – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
This study assesses the long-term linguistic and academic outcomes associated with different bilingual language education models for low-income dual language learners (DLLs) residing in a bilingual, bicultural context. As part of the Miami School Readiness Project (MSRP), we analyzed the impact of program model on gains in English language…
Descriptors: Immersion Programs, Family Relationship, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
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Watzinger-Tharp, Johanna; Swenson, Kristin; Mayne, Zachary – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2018
This article reports on a study that investigated achievement in math of third and fourth grade dual language immersion (DLI) students, building on research that has demonstrated the academic achievement of students who receive content instruction predominantly in the target language. Our study expands the scope and methodology of prior research…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Immersion Programs, Elementary School Students, Grade 3
Vega, Luis Diego – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This study explores the effects of a Two-Way Bilingual Immersion (TWBI) program on language majority and minority students. The fundamental hypothesis was that the process of receiving instruction in two languages (English and Spanish) throughout elementary school (i.e., attendance at a TWBI school) would help the native Spanish-speaking students…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Bilingual Education Programs, Quasiexperimental Design, Control Groups