Date of Award
1-1-2011
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Modern Languages
Department
Modern Languages
First Advisor
Esim Erdim
Second Advisor
Tamara Warhol
Third Advisor
Michael Raines
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
The study, Impact of Imagine Learning English in Two Northern Mississippi Schools, describes an effectiveness study of the impact that the computer program Imagine Learning English (ILE) has on English language learning. The study sought to determine the impact of ILE on the annual yearly progress and reading skills of mid-level English language learners (ELL). The objective of the study was to see if ILE was successful in raising the reading comprehension skill scores of English Language Learners (ELL) who worked the program as a language training tool. This study is the result of data that was collected from students in grades 3 through 5 with English Language Proficiency (ELP) levels of two through four. End-of the year test results were compared in the following categories: World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment's (WIDA), ACCESS for ELLs and Northwest Evaluation Association's Measures of Academic Progress (MAP). The results were further broken down into grade levels and ELP levels to see if the subgroups shovariance.
Recommended Citation
Waddell, Dawn M., "Impact of Imagine Learning English in Two Northern Mississippi Schools" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1236.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1236
Concentration/Emphasis
Emphasis: Applied Linguistics and TESOL