APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Native Language Versus Language of Instruction: A Comparative Study of Fijian Primary Schools
- Ronald Miller
Brigham Young University Hawaii - Frank Worrell
University of California, Berkeley - Leslie I. Silva
Brigham Young University Hawaii - Shelby Waite
Brigham Young University Hawaii - Wai Yan Ng
Brigham Young University Hawaii - Chi Man Leung
Brigham Young University Hawaii - Hitiura Anihia
Brigham Young University–Hawaii - Maxwell Brieden
Brigham Young University Hawaii - Alison Anglen
Brigham Young University Hawaii
Abstract
Fijian students were analyzed to see if native languages resulted in a difference on standardized numeracy assessment test scores given in English from Primary Forms 1-3. Results show that the language of the home does not generally result in differences in test scores for each grade level score.
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