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Musa, Ahlam.

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An analysis of performance of ESL students on various social studies objectives and test items on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test.

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,印刷品 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	An analysis of performance of ESL students on various social studies objectives and test items on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test./
作者:	Musa, Ahlam.
面頁冊數:	132 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 74-11(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International74-11A(E).
標題:	Education, English as a Second Language. -
電子資源:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3572161
ISBN:	9781303303944

An analysis of performance of ESL students on various social studies objectives and test items on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test.
Musa, Ahlam.

An analysis of performance of ESL students on various social studies objectives and test items on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test. - 132 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 74-11(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Texas A&M University, 2013.

The content area of social studies has not been given as much attention as its counterparts despite its inclusion in the state wide TAKS exam in Texas. All students in grades 8, 10, and 11 are required to take the social studies portion, and must pass it in order to graduate. The consequences of such a test and the importance of social studies in the everyday lives of students make this content area important. In addition, since ESL students constitute a considerable segment of the student population in our schools nowadays, it is essential that educators understand the challenges these students face and the experiences they go through in such content areas and tests; thus, their performance in the TAKS exam is examined in this study. The purpose of this study was to analyze the performance of ESL students in the social studies TAKS exams in grades 8 and 11 in relation to content (represented by the five objectives of the test), and question item format (limited to two text-enriched question types: excerpt-based, and bullet-point questions). The study also sought to find the effects of demographic variables on student performance. The results of the study can further familiarize educators with the challenges ESL students face in social studies to be able to assist them succeed in their classrooms and on standardized tests.

ISBN: 9781303303944Subjects--Topical Terms:

1030294
Education, English as a Second Language.

An analysis of performance of ESL students on various social studies objectives and test items on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test.
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