White, 56 Hispanic, and 30 of two or more races. 15.49% of students are classified as economically disadvantaged, 9.59% have limited English proficiency, 8.8% have learning disabilities, 17% are minorities and 32.94% are considered gifted and talented. 15.8% of students are on Free and Reduced lunch (FRL), and 10.8% were English language learners. Academic Proficiency and Growth According to the data, there is a large achievement gap between White students compared to Black and Hispanic students
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Downturn English Level in Hong Kong Hong Kong is a prosperous international financial city of the world. For this business world, English is important. But Hong Kong students have a downturn English level, they have got worse and worse result of English public examinations in recent years, many people state that is the responsibility of local schools and universities. In fact, the poor English proficiency of students is created by their own personal motivation and living environment or government
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EFFECTS OF SOME SELECTED FACTORS ON THE READING PROFICIENCY LEVEL OF GRADUATING STUDENTS OF COMMONWEALTH HIGH SCHOOL SY 2012-2013 An Action Research Project Presented to Dr. Victoria C. Naval of the Open University System Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa, Manila In Partial fulfillment of the Requirement of the Course MEM654 Economics of Education By Cleofe R. Manuel CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM Introduction Literacy is a fundamental human right and the foundations
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detailed proficiency levels. These grade-by-grade standards were developed to helpteachers move LEP students to full fluency in English and to proficiency on the Oregon English-Language Arts (ELA) Standards (ODE, 2011). The state of Oregon has implemented thisrefinement because they believe that it is needed so teachers can better assess the progress of their students. The proficiency levels addressed are levels 1-5. A student at level one isconsidered beginning and just starting out with English, while
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education in a country speaks volumes. Where English is spoken and taught as a second language, fluency is deemed a basic requirement for proper communication and propagation of ideas and connotes success. Does this fluency actually translate to a country's economic success and overall standing in the world of nations? The reason why we came up with this topic is to test the capability of a certain number of people when it comes to proficiency in English, not just to test but to give some idea what
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mobile phones. People have become frequent texters, and they have started sending messages in shortened ways. This problem cropped up with the innovation of this new technology, and its possible effects on the students’ language proficiency. The language proficiency of the students are important for effective communication. Language, according to McKee (1939), will successfully help people in different activities, which involve communication, various types of interaction, or even writing
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Reading and Second Language Learners Research Report May 1999 This report prepared by Magda Costantino, Ph.D. The Evergreen Center for Education Improvement The Evergreen State College Olympia, Washington 98505 With assistance from: Joe St. Charles Susan Tepper Edlamae Baird Acknowledgment to Gary Burris and Lynne Adair For their invaluable assistance with the project This material is available in alternative format by request. Contact Bilingual Education at 360-753-2573, TDD 360-664-3631
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INTRODUCTION There are several opinion says that university students should not be given courses on study skills in their study programme, as they are expected to have acquired these competencies from their earlier education. From my point of view, I agreed with the above topic. The reason I agreed it is because we should not waste our valuable time in university to been taught on study skills. As one of the out campus student, time is very valuable to us. We have to secrete our time between
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UTTARA UNIVERSITY UTTARA DHAKA SUBMITTED TO MD. RAJIB SENIOUR LECTURER OF UTTARA UNIVERSITY SUBMITTED BY UNITY 31ST C-UTTARA UNIVERSITY UNITY Members name | Id no | Aklima khatun koly | F21321111126 | Amena sultana adar
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English Language Proficiency Assessment in the Nation: CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE PRACTICE Edited by Jamal Abedi U N I V E R S I T Y O F C A L I F O R N I A , D AV I S • S C H O O L O F E D U C A T I O N Copyright © 2007 The Regents of the University of California The work reported herein was supported in part by the National Research and Development Centers, PR/Award Number R305A050004, as administered by the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences (IES). The findings and
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