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Cañete-Gutiérrez, Guillermo; Inostroza-Araos, María-Jesús – HOW, 2022
This action research aims at exploring the contribution of self-assessment checklists on improving oral presentations of two participants that were taking an initial-level English as a second language course at a technician professional institute in Talcahuano, Chile. The intervention was carried out in four weekly sessions in which the…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Individuals), Check Lists, Public Speaking, Oral Language
Carnoy, Martin – Economic Policy Institute, 2017
Betsy DeVos, the new U.S. secretary of education, is a strong proponent of allowing public education dollars to go to private schools through vouchers, which enable parents to use public school money to enroll their children in private schools, including religious ones. Vouchers are advanced under the rubric of "school choice"--the…
Descriptors: Educational Vouchers, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Student Improvement
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Molina, Mireya; Briesmaster, Mark – i.e.: inquiry in education, 2017
For learners of English as a foreign language (EFL), fluency is one of the most difficult aspects to develop within the speaking skills. The Chilean teaching context has witnessed a gradual shift from the traditional grammar-translation approach to a more communicative one, thereby making it necessary to discover new strategies to develop…
Descriptors: Language Fluency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Speech Skills
Sauer, Karen – ProQuest LLC, 2017
In Chile, 50% of students who enroll in Chilean colleges do not graduate, negatively impacting their families' economic situations as well as national development. The purpose of this qualitative bounded case study was to gain a deeper understanding of the perceptions held by math, English, and general education professors regarding the support…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes
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Viera, Julian; Kosheleva, Olga M. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2017
Studies which investigate "translanguaging," best practices, and literacy in teaching mathematics for English Language Learners (ELLs) is common in the educational literature. Studies on how ELLs self-efficacy are affected by online cognitive tutors are not common, and there is even less research on how ELLs engage with technology in an…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Equal Education, Educational Opportunities