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Remediation in paradise: (Mis)labeling low English proficiency students at UPRM

dc.contributor.advisor Mazak, Catherine M.
dc.contributor.author Bathke, Kevin R.
dc.contributor.college College of Arts and Sciences - Arts en_US
dc.contributor.committee Carroll, Kevin S.
dc.contributor.committee Rivera, Rosita L.
dc.contributor.department Department of English en_US
dc.contributor.representative Rolón Collazo, Lissette
dc.date.accessioned 2018-02-09T18:19:23Z
dc.date.available 2018-02-09T18:19:23Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.description.abstract This research project is a secondary data analysis of the characteristics and effects of English language remediation at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayagüez from the academic years 2008-09 through 2013-14. Using concrete data obtained from the university, the remedial course INGL 0066 and basic course INGL 3101 were compared via descriptive factors including pre-admission test scores (ESLAT and IGS), public versus private secondary education, and pass and failure outcomes for over five thousand student grades. The research questions sought to discover if remedial English was effective or ineffective, gain an understanding of the remedial and non-remedial populations, study predictors of remediation, and investigate statistical differences between public and private secondary education. Results show that remediation effects were negligible, particularly as remedial-labeled students who took remedial English experienced the same pass/fail outcome in the subsequent basic English course as those remedial-labeled students who went directly into said basic English course without remediation.
dc.description.abstract Esta investigación es un estudio de análisis de datos secundaria acerca de las características y efectos de la remediación en inglés en el Universitario de Puerto Rico – Mayagüez desde los años académicos 2008-09 a 2013-14. Usando datos concretos del universitario, el curso remedial INGL 0066 y curso básico INGL 3101 fueron comparados con factores descriptivos incluidos resultados de pruebas pre-admisión (ESLAT e IGS), educación secundaria privada versus la pública, y resultados de pasar y fracasar por más que cinco mil notas de estudiantes. Las preguntas de investigación buscaban descubrir si remediación en inglés era efectivo o inefectivo, adquirir un entendimiento de las poblaciones remedias y no remedias, estudiar predictores de remediación, e investigar diferencias estadísticas entre la enseñanza secundaria privada y pública. Los resultados demostraron que los efectos de remediación eran despreciables, particularmente como los estudiantes etiquetados como remediadores vieron los mismos resultados de pasar y fracasar en el curso subsiguiente de inglés básico como los estudiantes etiquetados como remediadores quienes entraron directamente al dicho curso básico de inglés sin remediación.
dc.description.graduationSemester Spring en_US
dc.description.graduationYear 2014 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11801/243
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.rights.holder (c) 2014 Kevin R. Bathke en_US
dc.rights.license All rights reserved en_US
dc.subject College level remedial education en_US
dc.subject Language remediation en_US
dc.subject College test scores en_US
dc.subject Secondary education en_US
dc.subject English language-remedial teaching en_US
dc.subject.lcsh English language -- Remedial teaching -- Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject.lcsh English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Remedial teaching -- Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject.lcsh Education, Higher -- Political aspects -- Puerto Rico en_US
dc.subject.lcsh University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus en_US
dc.title Remediation in paradise: (Mis)labeling low English proficiency students at UPRM en_US
dc.type Thesis en_US
dspace.entity.type Publication
thesis.degree.discipline English Education en_US
thesis.degree.level M.A.E.E. en_US
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