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Pathways And Assessment Effects On Composition I For Hispanic Non-Native English Speakers, Tammy L. Perez
Pathways And Assessment Effects On Composition I For Hispanic Non-Native English Speakers, Tammy L. Perez
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The problem addressed in this study was the absence of a clearly defined pathway to Composition I for Hispanic non-native English-speaking students (HNNESS) testing below college level English at the study site. The purpose of the study was to identify an optimal pre-college English pathway for HNNESS using the college assessment of basic skills (CABS) and the pre-college English pathways (English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) pathway vs Developmental English pathway) on grade point average (GPA) in Composition I. Language acquisition theory framed the study. The research question focused on the effect of CABS performance and type of pathway …