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ERIC Number: ED270545
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 38
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Jamaica High School Computer-Assisted Bilingual/Bicultural Multi-Skills Project 1984-85. O.E.A. Evaluation Report.
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment.
The Computer-Assisted Bilingual/Bicultural Multi-Skills Project at Jamaica High School completed the first year of a 3-year funding cycle in June 1984. The Project served 101 students of limited English proficiency (LEP). Most were Hispanic or Haitian, but other ethnic groups were also represented. The students tended to be from rural, poor areas of their native countries. As a result, many had limited educational experiences; over 50 percent of the students were overage for their grade placement. The project's goals were improving students' English language proficiency; developing native language arts curricula to enhance native language skills and the students' self-image; mainstreaming students into all-English classes as soon as possible; developing career awareness programs for students; developing staff skills in using microcomputers to teach LEP students; providing meaningful parent workshops and seminars; and designing electronic and print instructional materials to meet students' needs in specific content areas in native language arts. Participants took three classes focusing on developing skills in the English language: an English as a second language (ESL) class, a language lab, and the resource room class. The remainder of their program included a variety of mainstream and native language classes. In its first year, the program has been generally successful in meeting its instructional and non-instructional objectives. Performance in ESL, native language, and content-area classes met the criteria proposed. The objectives for student attendance, career advisement, and curriculum development were also attained, while those for staff development and parental involvement were generally met. (KH)
Office of Educational Assessment, New York City Board of Education, 110 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn. Office of Educational Assessment.
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