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Peer reviewedNicoladis, Elena; Taylor, Donald M.; Lambert, Wallace E.; Cazabon, Mary – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 1998
Focuses on African-American students' math and reading achievement in a Spanish-English two-way immersion program, from grade 1 to grade 4. Shows African-American students perform significantly lower than do majority White students on achievement tests at all grades. There is no significant difference between the two ethnic groups in Spanish…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bilingualism, Elementary Education, English
Download full textSloan, Kris – 2000
Data from the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) were used to explore how learning environments within bilingual classes where students perform very well on the Spanish version of the TAAS are shaped by forces surrounding the TAAS and how this shaping process affects teachers. Four elementary schools were selected based on the high…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, High Stakes Tests
