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Download full textNew York State Education Department, 2015
This technical report provides detailed information regarding the technical, statistical, and measurement attributes of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) for the Grades 3-8 Common Core English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics 2015 Operational Tests. This report includes information about test content and test development, item (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, English, Language Arts, Mathematics Tests
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Direct linkKohler, Michelle – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2012
In the Australian education context, there are typically two cohorts of language learners at the secondary school level, those who commence their study of the target language early in their primary schooling (early starters), and those who commence their study later, at the beginning of secondary school (late starters). The two groups may have…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Time on Task, Indonesian, Foreign Countries
Valentino, Rachel A.; Reardon, Sean F. – Grantee Submission, 2015
This paper investigates the differences in academic achievement trajectories from elementary through middle school among English Learner students in four different instructional programs: English Immersion, Transitional Bilingual, Developmental Bilingual, and Dual Immersion programs. Comparing students with the same parental preferences but who…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Academic Achievement, English Language Learners
Hassankiadeh, Mozhgan Alsadat Ghaffarzadeh; Jahandar, Shahrokh; Khodabandehlou, Morteza – Journal of Education and Learning, 2012
Belief is a central construct in every discipline which deals with human behavior and learning (Horwitz, 1985). Also Vocabulary instruction occurs in classrooms every day at a variety of levels and for a variety of purposes. After all, words are the currency of education. The teacher's beliefs about learning will lead them to different strategies…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Language Teachers, Beliefs
Žakelj, Amalija; Grmek, Milena Ivanuš; Cankar, Franc – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2012
In this article we are presenting the results of the research "The Connection between the Results in the National Assessment of Knowledge and the Pupils' Socio-cultural Environment, Instruction and Homework," taking place at the National Education Institute, Slovenia, in the years 2008/2009. In the introduction we are writing the…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Achievement Tests, Mathematics Tests, Mathematics Achievement
Moore, Wendy V. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
It is predicted that Hispanic school-aged children will outnumber non-Hispanic white students in public schools by 2050 (Wolf, Herman, & Dietel, 2010). While the number of Latino English language learners (ELLs) continues to grow, their educational achievement remains problematic. Data reveal that ELL dropout, mobility, and poverty rates are…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Academic Achievement, Language Proficiency, Classification
New York State Education Department, 2014
This technical report provides detailed information regarding the technical, statistical, and measurement attributes of the New York State Testing Program (NYSTP) for the Grades 3-8 Common Core English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics 2014 Operational Tests. This report includes information about test content and test development, item (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, English, Language Arts, Mathematics Tests
Ginsburg, Mark; Balwanz, David; Banda, Dennis; Park, Jeongin; Tambulukani, Geoffrey; Yao, Wei – African Educational Research Journal, 2014
This study investigates inter-school variations in several dimensions of opportunity to learn as well as examines the extent to which these measures significantly affect students' performance on grade 7 literacy and numeracy exams. After situating the study within the global discourse emphasizing the importance of providing access to quality…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Outcomes of Education, Numeracy, Literacy
Lin, Chih-Cheng; Chan, Hsin-Jung; Hsiao, Hsien-Sheng – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2011
The present study was intended to explore EFL students' perceptions of learning vocabulary collaboratively with computers. We recruited 91 eighth-graders from three intact classes in a junior high school in Taiwan, assigning one class to learning individually without computers, another learning collaboratively without computers and the other…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language)
Atai, Mahmood Reza; Mazlum, Farhad – Curriculum Journal, 2013
The present study investigates English language teaching (ELT) curriculum planning in Iran's Ministry of Education and its implementation by teachers. We studied programme evaluation; needs analysis; the ELT-specific documents; communication channels between planning and practice levels; teacher evaluation and student assessment; interpretation…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Carson, Craig L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this descriptive study was to describe Missouri middle-level school principals' perceptions of their instructional leadership practices. The Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale (PIMRS) by Philip Hallinger was used to define the measured leadership tasks (www.philiphallinger.com). There were a total of 77 middle-level…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Academic Achievement, Rating Scales
Murrell-Heydorf, Tanya – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The driving force behind high-stakes-testing may be attributed to the issue of education reform. In the last decade, high-stakes testing has generated intense controversy among educators and parents. The use of high-stakes testing in making decisions about student promotion and graduation is both controversial and significant. The purpose of the…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, African American Students, Males, Middle School Students
Herrera Mosquera, Leonardo – GIST Education and Learning Research Journal, 2012
The methodology of Task-based teaching (TBT) has been positively regarded by many researchers and language teachers around the world. Yet, this language teaching methodology has been mainly implemented in English as a second language (ESL) classrooms and in English for specific purpose (ESP) courses; and more specifically with advanced-level…
Descriptors: Spanish, Second Language Learning, Middle School Students, Teaching Methods
Hodge, Deborah C. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study was conducted to determine whether podcasting, in conjunction with mobile MP3 technology used outside the classroom, affects student achievement. Additionally, data were collected and analyzed with regard to gender, selected family demographics, and learning styles. A pretest and posttest was administered to students. The results of the…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Middle School Students
Young, John W.; Morgan, Rick; Rybinski, Paul; Steinberg, Jonathan; Wang, Yuan – ETS Research Report Series, 2013
The "TOEFL Junior"® Standard Test is an assessment that measures the degree to which middle school-aged students learning English as a second language have attained proficiency in the academic and social English skills representative of English-medium instructional environments. The assessment measures skills in three areas: listening…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Test Items, Language Tests, Second Language Learning
