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Predictors Of Latino English Learners’ Reading Comprehension Proficiency, David A. Hernandez, Theresa A. Grasparil
Predictors Of Latino English Learners’ Reading Comprehension Proficiency, David A. Hernandez, Theresa A. Grasparil
2010-2016 Archived Posters
There is a gap in reading comprehension proficiency between English learners and their English-speaking peers. This study examined the strength of three significant predictors of reading comprehension—oral English proficiency, oral reading fluency, and academic vocabulary knowledge. Spending more instructional time on developing students’ skills in the strongest predictor, academic vocabulary knowledge, may reduce the achievement gap.
Multilingual Multicultural Multimedia: Transforming Higher Education Through Transdisciplinary Action Research Projects, Melda N. Yildiz
Multilingual Multicultural Multimedia: Transforming Higher Education Through Transdisciplinary Action Research Projects, Melda N. Yildiz
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Situated within the context of higher education, this study outlines of use of participatory action research in developing global competencies, critical thinking, and 21st-century skills among students and showcases their transformative, inclusive, multilingual, multicultural research projects across content areas. This participatory action research study aims to advance scientific knowledge of transformative critical pedagogy as a means to promote heutagogy through the lens of innovative technologies in a global education context while redefining education and developing a “transformative educator model.”
Understanding Attrition Among Efl Teachers In Online Training, Joseline Castaños
Understanding Attrition Among Efl Teachers In Online Training, Joseline Castaños
2010-2016 Archived Posters
This study was an examination of factors influencing attrition/persistence among teachers of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in online teacher training. Tinto's Community of Inquiry framework and Short, Williams, and Christie's Social Presence Model formed the conceptual framework. Six participants from 4 online courses in Latin America participated in the study.