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


[Table 4] Comparison of Overall Oral Proficiency on the FLOSEM
between 1994-95 and 1995-96 School Years

(The number of students in the program is recorded in parentheses)



School LevelLanguage1994-951995-96Test of Significance
Elementary Japanese

Cantonese

14.950 (309)

15.119 (67)

14.306 (386)

21.300 (20)

t (693) = -0.982, p = .326, NS

t (85) = 3.592, p < .001

Middle Cantonese 24.875 (8) 24.130 (23) t (29) = -0.409, p = .686, NS
High Japanese

Mandarin

Korean

Russian

10.884 (310)

11.675 (57)

17.735 (147)

13.265 (136)

12.014 (466)

12.968 (63)

18.179 (151)

9.113 (80)

t (774) = 3.858, p < .0001

t (118) = 1.590, p = .114, NS

t (296) = 0.559, p = .577, NS

t (214) = -4.077, p < .0001



Return to Chapter 4: Oral Proficiency Assessment Results



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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