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English Learner Labeling: How English Learner Classification in Kindergarten Shapes Teacher Perceptions of Student Skills and the Moderating Role of Bilingual Instructional Settings
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Umansky, Ilana M.; Dumont, Hanna – American Educational Research Journal, 2021
Prior research has shown that English learner (EL) classification is consequential for students; however, less is known about how EL classification affects student outcomes. In this study, we examine one hypothesized mechanism: teacher perceptions. Using a national data set (Early Childhood Longitudinal Study--Kindergarten Cohort of 2010-2011 or…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Labeling (of Persons), Kindergarten, Teacher Attitudes
Do Schools Reduce or Exacerbate Inequality? How the Associations between Student Achievement and Achievement Growth Influence Our Understanding of the Role of Schooling
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Dumont, Hanna; Ready, Douglas D. – American Educational Research Journal, 2020
This article explores how the associations between student achievement and achievement growth influence our understanding of the role schools play in academic inequality. Using nationally representative data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-2011 (ECLS-K:2011), we constructed parallel growth and lagged score…
Descriptors: Equal Education, School Role, Correlation, Academic Achievement