Ontario IAEP Results: Comparable Data for English and French Speaking Students.

Autor/in	Raphael, Dennis
Institution	Ontario Dept. of Education, Toronto.
Titel	Ontario IAEP Results: Comparable Data for English and French Speaking Students.
Quelle	(1989), (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Adolescents; Comparative Analysis; English; Foreign Countries; French; Grade 8; Language Role; Latent Trait Theory; Mathematics Achievement; Secondary Education; Secondary School Mathematics; Secondary School Science; Secondary School Students; Test Results; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; English language; Englisch; Ausland; Französisch; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Latent-Trait-Modell; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Sekundarbereich; Sekundarschüler; Kanada
Abstract	Two student populations of 13-year-olds in Ontario (Canada) were assessed as part of the 1988 International Assessment of Educational Progress (IAEP): French- and English-language students. Results confirm findings of differences in mathematics achievement seen earlier in the Second International Mathematics Study. Ontario French-language students performed poorly in relation to students in the other Canadian provinces. Unlike the earlier study, however, problems with translation and generalizability of results were not apparent. Analysis of the item-by-item data identified mathematics and science achievement differences between the French- and English-language populations in Ontario and between Ontario French-language and Quebec French-language students. The item response theory scaling procedure made presentation of both the results and the meaning of these results accessible to policymakers, educators, and the public. The complementary nature of the IAEP and the Ontario Provincial Review Program is noted, and recent initiatives by the Ontario Ministry of Education addressing French-language education are discussed. Two bar graphs and one data table are included. (Author/TJH)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC