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A Comparative Study Investigating Achieved Reading Level, Self-Esteem and Grades as Related to Length of Exposure to Bilingual Education in a Major United States City.
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Curiel, Herman; And Others – 1979
A Houston, Texas, elementary bilingual program did not produce consistently equal or superior cognitive outcomes but was effective in facilitating second language learning. In order to ascertain the effects of the program on participants' self esteem, English reading level, and grade point average (GPA), the elementary and seventh grade GPAs of an…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Comparative Analysis, Elementary School Curriculum
Impacts of Bilingual Education on Secondary School Grades, Attendance, Retentions and Drop-Out.
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Curiel, Herman; And Others – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 1986
Compares 86 Mexican-American secondary school students in Houston, Texas, who had and 90 students who had not received bilingual instruction in elementary grades. Finds small difference in grade point average (GPA) and absenteeism and fewer dropouts/retentions among bilingual program participants. Finds more years of bilingual instruction…
Descriptors: Attendance, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Comparative Analysis