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ERIC Number: EJ488803
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-426X
Home Language as a Predictor of Academic Achievement: A Comparative Study of Mexican- and Asian-American Youth.
Kennedy, Eugene; Park, Hae-Seong
Journal of Research and Development in Education, v27 n3 p188-94 Spr 1994
Researchers examined relationships between students' home language and academic achievement. National Education Longitudinal Study data indicated socioeconomic and social psychological variables explained the association of home language with academic performance for Mexican-Americans. For Asian Americans, speaking another language at home related positively to grades and negatively to reading scores. (Author/SM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Bilingualism, Grade 8, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Language Role, Mexican Americans, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Predictor Variables, Second Languages, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Home Language