Effect of Race. First Language and Instructional Language on Students

Forschungsarbeit , 2017 , 21 Seiten

Sprachwissenschaft / Sprachforschung (fachübergreifend)

Due to the importance of English language proficiency in education, this study looks to examine the relationship between student performance and language. Especially it explores student performance on standardized tests assessing science, the first language the student learned, the language used to teach students in their first and second year of learning science in the U.S., and race. This paper used the National Education Longitudinal Study: 1988/2000 (NELS: 88) database from the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES, 2002). The main aim of this paper is to sensitize teachers if primary language and language of instruction influences how students perform, it is imperative that teaching be adjusted for students who may not speak English as a primary language in school.

Table of Contents

Background and Introduction

Present Study

NELS and participants’ description

Variable description and descriptive

Model Determination and Plan of Analysis

Regression Analysis

Model comparison

Final Model

Discussion and Conclusion

References

Appendix 1: Figures

Appendix 2: Models with full variables

• Autor: Tshewang Dorji (Autor:in)
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
• Seiten: 21
• Katalognummer: V359474
• ISBN (eBook): 9783668446830
• ISBN (Buch): 9783668446847
• Sprache: Englisch
• Schlagworte: Standardized Tests, First Language, Race