The Interdependence of Language and Translational Math Skills among Bilingual Hispanic Engineering Students.

Mestre, Jose P.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ263598

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Publication Date: 1982-May

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The Interdependence of Language and Translational Math Skills among Bilingual Hispanic Engineering Students.

Mestre, Jose P.; And Others

Journal of Research in Science Teaching, v19 n5 p399-410 May 1982

Investigated performance of Hispanic science and engineering students (N=43) on reading a sentence describing the mathematical relationship between two variables and writing an equation describing the relationship. Results compared with (1) subjects' grade point average and language proficiency and (2) monolingual group (N=52). (Author/SK)

Descriptors: Bilingual Students, College Science, Engineering Education, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Language Skills, Majors (Students), Mathematical Linguistics, Monolingualism, Performance Factors, Science Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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