(2000). Attitudes toward Mathematics Instrument: An Investigation with Middle School Students. The purposes of this study were to: (1) develop a measure of students' attitudes toward mathematics, the Attitudes Toward Mathematics Inventory (ATMI); and (2) find the underlying dimensions of the inventory by testing 262 middle school students at a bilingual college preparatory school. Data were collected from intact 7th and 8th grade mathematics classes. The inventory has 49 items. Students were asked to indicate their degree of agreement with each statement using a Likert-type scale from one to five (strongly disagree to strongly agree). After excluding the nine weakest items, the reliability coefficient alpha was .95. A maximum likelihood factor analysis with a varimax rotation gave three factors: self-confidence; enjoyment of mathematics; and value of mathematics. The reliability coefficients alpha for the scores of the subscales were .94, .92, and .84, respectively. The Psychometric properties were sound, and the Attitudes toward Mathematics Inventory can be recommended for… [PDF]
(1998). Developing the Young Bilingual Learner. [Videotape]. Today, many children enter early childhood programs with home languages other than English. This videotape explores the importance of supporting children's home language, while helping them learn English, and gives strategies for helping children become bilingual learners. The 21-minute video provides a rationale for developing both languages, focusing on the impact of young children losing proficiency in their home language for family relationships. The optimal time for introducing English to young children is described as a parental decision. The video presents several strategies for helping children become bilingual learners, including using a content-based curriculum, developing close parent-school relationships, and having the home language present in the school through parents or volunteers. (KB)…
(1972). Second Languages in New Brunswick: 1972 Edition. Canadian Modern Language Review, 28, 3, 14-19, Mar 72. …
(1978). A Longitudinal Evaluation of an Early Immersion School Program. Canadian Journal of Education, v3 n4 p31-50. English-speaking pupils, who had participated since kindergarten in a French immersion program, were compared to French-speaking students and to English-speakers in a regular elementary program which included French instruction. Standardized tests in French, English, and mathematics showed achievement patterns consistent with those reported in similar investigations. (SJL)…
(1981). Elementary French Immersion Children's Use of Orthographic Structure for Reading. Canadian Modern Language Review, v37 n4 p682-93 May. Describes a reading experiment with two groups of English speaking children attending French immersion programs. The two groups, from grades 3 and 6 respectively, were tested in both English and French for their ability to recognize spelling patterns and to make positive transfers from one language to the other. (MES)…
(1981). Language Experiences in Bilingualism. Childhood Education, v58 n1 p14-19 Sep-Oct. Discusses the growing recognition of international and social priorities concerning bilingual competency, the relevance of these priorities for child development, and research findings comparing the verbal and nonverbal skills of monolingual and bilingual children. The implications of the research for preschool and elementary curricula in the United States are discussed. (Author/DB)…
(1979). Entwicklung bilingualer Materialien fuer den Fachunterricht mit Auslaenderkindern (Developing Bilingual Materials for Teaching Foreign Children). Zielsprache Deutsch, n4 p2-10. Describes three systems for teaching foreign children German along with their native language. Concludes that teaching various subjects in the foreign language aids in learning the language. Discusses the use of films, cassettes, etc. in a bilingual teaching approach to natural sciences, mathematics, and other subjects. (IFS/WGA)…
(1980). Why Not English as a First Language?. Clearing House, v54 n3 p120-23 Nov. This article reviews some of the issues in the debate over bilingual instruction for Spanish speaking students. It presents statements by educators and foreign-born students and notes the impact of the immigrant parents' attitudes toward English on the child's use of it. (SJL)…
(1978). An Early Language Immersion Model in a Demonstration School. ADFL Bulletin, v10 n1 p34-36 Sep. This article emphasizes the value of immersion programs and describes some immersion programs in the United States and Canada. (CFM)…
(1978). Beware, Welsh War Zone. Times Educational Supplement (London), N3309 p8 Dec 1. To promote bilingualism, the education authority of Gwynedd, in northwestern Wales, is seeking to increase the amount of compulsory Welsh instruction. Their gradualistic approach has angered both Welsh nationalists, who want fully Welsh schooling, and English-speaking parents who do not want additional school time spent on Welsh. (SJL)…
(1979). Adapting Language Experience to Reading for Bilingual Pupils. Reading Teacher, v32 n6 p671-73 Mar. Describes language experience activities which tie concepts, vocabulary, sentence structure, and beginning reading skills together and which are appropriate for the bilingual child. (MKM)…
(1979). Context-Based Educational Evaluation: A Participant Research Strategy. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, V1 n3 p85-94 May-Jun. Using examples from an evaluation design of a bilingual preschool program, the authors have developed a paradigm resting on contextually based evaluation and involving implementation strategies and participant researchers. Multiple methods of gathering environment-specific data are used in the process. (MH)…
(1979). Some New Roles for Study Abroad in American Education. ADFL Bulletin, v11 n2 p15-18 Nov. Makes some recommendations for the establishment and certification of study abroad programs, and discusses study abroad requirements for future language and area studies teachers. (AM)…
(1976). Paradoxes and Dilemmas. Anthropology and Education Quarterly, 7, 4, 37-8, Nov 76. Asserts that clarity about the concept of culture and about the role of cultural competence in the conduct of social interactions are not the key components in the establishment and continuity of multicultural programs in or in connection with school settings. Rather the central factor is the distribution of power to judge competence. (Author/JM)…
(1976). Spin-Offs: The Fotonovela and the Marriage of Narrative and Art. Teachers and Writers Collaborative, 8, 1, 43-51, F 76. Describes how comic strip development stimulated an elementary bilingual classroom. Shows results of four girls' fotonovela. (HOD)…