Bilingual Education Has Spillover Effect Bilingual education programs have a substantial spillover effect on the students they’re not designed for, according to a groundbreaking study co-authored by a Michigan State University scholar. Texas elementary students who speak English as their home language and were enrolled in schools with bilingual education programs performed much better on state math and reading tests than native English-speaking students at schools without bilingual education programs. The study did not explore the reasons why, but it could be because the English-speaking students received more direct instruction while the Spanish-speaking students were receiving bilingual education in a separate setting. While much research has examined the effects of bilingual education on Spanish-speaking students, this study is one of the first to investigate the spillover effects. The findings appear in the Journal of Public Economics. “What this says is that simply focusing on how these programs affect the students who use them is missing a large part of the picture,” said Scott Imberman, study co-author and MSU associate professor of economics and education. “Whenever you create education programs you have to think beyond the people they’re targeted to, and think about the other students as well.” Click the link for the full article. ______________________________ Language Teaching Professionals: ltprofessionals/ https://twitter/LTProfessionals facebook/LanguageTeachingProfessionals linkedin/groups/LTP-Language-Teaching-Professionals-4610447 msutoday.msu.edu/news/2013/bilingual-education-has-spillover-effect/
Posted on: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 12:35:49 +0000
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