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The Effect Of Dual Language Education On Student Achievement, Alfonsina Rodriguez
The Effect Of Dual Language Education On Student Achievement, Alfonsina Rodriguez
Alfonsina Rodriguez
This thesis studies the educational effect of the two-way immersion dual language programs (DLE) in California’s public elementary school system using statewide testing scores as the common measurement tool. The average California Test Standards (CTS) test scores for English language arts (ELA), Mathematics and Science on the California statewide assessment, STAR, for 5th graders in the years 2009-2012, were utilize to compare student achievement for dual language participants to students in similar schools. Similar schools are matched to the participating schools by the state assigned schools ranking.
This study evaluated DLE programs in terms of academic achievement and its effect …