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Excelencia in Education, 2023
"Excelencia in Education" brings to a national audience evidence-based practices situated at higher education institutions and community-based organizations across the country that are intentionally serving Latino students. The 2023 "Examples of Excelencia: What Works for Latino Students in Higher Education" selection committee…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, College Students, Evidence Based Practice, Student Empowerment
Poulsen, Helen – Online Submission, 2020
This report summarizes the academic performance of students in the AISD secondary dual language program during 2019-2020. Topics include program and student characteristics, performance on the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS), enrollment in advanced placement (AP) courses and performance on AP exams. Due to the…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Academic Achievement, Dual Enrollment, Second Language Learning
Orr, Aline – Online Submission, 2019
This report includes findings regarding demographic characteristics and academic outcomes of DELTA students; highlights emerging topics from the student, teacher, and staff surveys; and provides recommendations for future program implementation.
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Student Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Credits
Ibanez, Natalia; Doolittle, Martha – Online Submission, 2013
This report presents third grade English language learner students' 2012-2013 STAAR and TELPAS results and provides a comparison by program type.
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Grade 3, Elementary School Students, Spanish
Brunner, Josie – Online Submission, 2011
Ten Austin Independent School District (AISD) elementary campuses implemented one-way and two-way dual language pilot programs in the 2010-2011 year. This report includes summaries of parent and staff's perception of its implementation, as well as students' levels of advancement in second language proficiency.
Descriptors: School Districts, Elementary Schools, Bilingual Education, Immersion Programs
MANUEL, HERSCHEL T. – 1966
TWO NEW TESTS WERE DEVELOPED IN THE INTER-AMERICAN TEST SERIES IN PARALLEL ENGLISH AND SPANISH EDITIONS. A PRESCHOOL TEST WAS ADDED TO THE TESTS OF GENERAL ABILITY AND A LEVEL 1 TEST ADDED TO THE TESTS OF READING. ALSO THE SPANISH EDITIONS OF SOME EARLIER TESTS WERE REVISED AND ADDITIONAL INTERPRETATIVE MATERIALS DEVELOPED. THE AUTHOR BELIEVED…
Descriptors: English, Pretesting, Reading Comprehension, Spanish
MANUEL, HERSCHEL T. – 1963
TESTING MATERIALS IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITIONS WERE REVISED AND NEW MATERIALS CREATED IN THIS PROJECT. THE NEW SERIES OF TESTS INCLUDED ADMINISTRATION, AND ITEM ANALYSIS OF THE COOPERATIVE INTER-AMERICAN TESTS. DATA FOR THE ENGLISH EDITIONS WERE GATHERED FROM SUBJECTS DRAWN FROM AMERICAN SCHOOLS, AND DATA FOR THE SPANISH EDITIONS…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, English, Reading Tests, Spanish
Gossman, Ginger L. – Online Submission, 2009
Quality Teaching for English Learners (QTEL) aimed to improve teacher practice and improve student outcomes at Lanier and International High Schools in AISD. Overall, QTEL was moderately effective based on the myriad of mixed program results.
Descriptors: English Language Learners, International Schools, High School Students, Teacher Effectiveness
MILLARD, W.J., JR.; SCHENKKAN, R.F. – 1965
THE MAJOR PURPOSE OF THIS RESEARCH WAS TO INVESTIGATE MEDIA BEHAVIOR OF A SPANISH-SPEAKING POPULATION SAMPLE, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO TELEVISION AND RADIO, AND IN THIS CONNECTION TO STUDY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SPANISH-SPEAKING AUDIENCES AT LOWER ECONOMIC LEVELS. THIS WAS DONE TO APPRAISE THE POSSIBLE USE OF RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR REACHING…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Behavior, Bilingual Students, Educational Research
González, Rosa María – Online Submission, 2006
This report summarizes Austin Independent School District's (AISD's) 2005-2006 bilingual and English as a second language programs.
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction