Generally speaking, studies on the effectiveness of bilingual education have shown that

Generally speaking, studies on the effectiveness of bilingual education have shown that
 
  a. bilingual education is not as effective as immersion programs in terms of bringing non-English-speaking students up to the same level of competence as English-speaking students.
  b. bilingual education appears to produce moderate gains in achievement in reading, language, and math skills tests.
  c. there appears to be little difference in test score gains between bilingual and immersion programs.
  d. English and reading scores seem to benefit from bilingual programs, whereas math and science test scores appear to benefit more from immersion programs.

Ques. 2

The appendix of a qualitative report should contain
 
  a. review of literature.
  b. sampling techniques used to select subjects.
  c. results of any tests of significance that were used.
  d. copies of interview schedules or other data-gathering procedures.

Ques. 3

Bilingual programs that try to improve non-English-speaking students' native-language competence are known as programs.
 
  a. bicultural
  b. transitional
  c. pluralistic
  d. maintenance

Ques. 4

To help a reader to vicariously experience the research setting and to understand how the conclusions of a qualitative study were reached, a qualitative report should
 
  a. organize the report according to the hypotheses that guided the study.
  b. use direct quotes and field note excerpts.
  c. organize the data according to the order in which they were collected.
  d. describe the data collection methods that were used.

Ques. 5

Proponents of a transitional approach to bilingual education advocate
 
  a. helping non-English-speaking students become even more proficient in their native language
  b. placing all non-English-speaking students, regardless of native language, in the same classroom.
  c. keeping non-English-speaking students together even after they have mastered English.
  d. teaching non-English-proficient students in their native language until they can function adequately in English.

Ques. 6

A qualitative researcher is analyzing data and comes across quotes and descriptions that provide a completely different perspective. These data represent
 
  a. negative cases that should be considered.
  b. discrepant cases that should be considered.
  c. negative cases that should be ignored.
  d. discrepant cases that should be ignored.

Ques. 7

Multicultural education is especially challenging to teachers in culturally homogeneous schools. What technology tool is likely to aid teachers the most in adding diversity to their classroom?
 
  a. videotaped documentaries on other cultures
  b. foreign language films
  c. international telecommunications projects
  d. computer simulations of life in other countries

Ques. 8

To counterbalance the tendency to hold on to first impressions or hunches about the data, a qualitative researcher uses
 
  a. negative case and discrepant data analysis.
  b. constant comparison and correlational data analysis.
  c. negative case and cross case analysis.
  d. constant comparison and member checks.

Ques. 9

Advocates of mastery learning believe that this approach
 
  a. can help foster all students' perseverance if rewards, length of learning units, and teaching methods are appropriate.
  b. should be restricted to those students who have sufficient aptitude for the subject matter.
  c. can compensate for a student's lack of prerequisite knowledge and skills.
  d. is appropriate for vaguely defined learning objectives.