Less-Commonly Taught Languages
in Selected Elementary and Secondary Schools in California

[Table 13]
Factor Analysis of Students' and Parents' Responses
on the "Parental Involvement in Foreign Language Study" Scale



"My parents (I) ..."


ITEM
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StudentsParents
Encourage to practice the language as much as possible..845.818
Feel should learn as much of language as possible..783.758
Show considerable interest in things related to the language class..777.765
Feel should continue studying the language..764.751
Really encourage to study the language..758.712
Think should devote more time to language study..716.649
Have stressed importance of the language after graduation..706.711
Try to help with language homework..608.565
Urge getting help from teacher if having problem with language class..510.516
Eigen Value4.7304.412
Predicted Variance52.553% 49.025%



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Cover Page and Directory
Table of Contents
Acknowledgement
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Description of Evaluation Activities
Chapter 3: Portfolios as Assessment Devices
Chapter 4: Oral Proficiency Assessment Results
Chapter 5: Student and Parent Questionnaire Survey Results (Part A)
Chapter 5: Student and Parent Questionnaire Survey Results (Part B)
Chapter 6: Teacher and Administrator Perceptions of the Program
References
Appendices

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