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Polat, Nihat; Zarecky-Hodge, Ashley; Schreiber, James B. – Journal of Educational Research, 2016
Utilizing the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data, this study examined (1) how fourth and eighth-grade ELLs' mathematics and reading scores on national tests compared to their non-ELL peers' scores over the testing period between 2003 and 2011, and (2) if gender and ethnicity contributed to variation in the growth patterns…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Grade 4, Grade 8, Mathematics Tests
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Caponera, Elisa; Sestito, Paolo; Russo, Paolo M. – Journal of Educational Research, 2016
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of students' reading literacy, measured by the PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) test, on their performance in the TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) mathematics and science tests. The data on 4,125 Italian students from 199 schools were analyzed:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Achievement, Literacy, Mathematics Achievement
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Tong, Fuhui; Irby, Beverly J.; Lara-Alecio, Rafael; Koch, Janice – Journal of Educational Research, 2014
The authors examined the impact of 2 subsequent, longitudinal interdisciplinary interventions for 58 Hispanic English language learners (ELLs): (a) Grade 5 science with English language/reading embedded (i.e., science intervention) and (b) K-3 English language/reading with science embedded (i.e., language/reading intervention). Results revealed…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Hispanic American Students, Grade 5, Literacy