WWC review of this study

Reading and Language Outcomes of a Multiyear Randomized Evaluation of Transitional Bilingual Education

Slavin, Robert E.; Madden, Nancy; Calderon, Margarita; Chamberlain, Anne; Hennessy, Megan (2011). Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v33 n1 p47-58. Retrieved from: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ918010

  • Randomized Controlled Trial
     examining 
    247
     Students
    , grades
    K-4

Reviewed: February 2014

No statistically significant positive
findings
Meets WWC standards without reservations
Reading achievement outcomes—Substantively important negative effect found for the domain
Outcome
measure
Comparison Period Sample Intervention
mean
Comparison
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Significant? Improvement
    index
Evidence
tier

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Letter-Word Identification subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Another intervention

Spring of 2nd grade

Grade 2: 2003, 2004, and 2005 cohort;
232 students

475.09

476.01

No

--

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Letter-Word Identification subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Another intervention

Spring of 3rd grade

Grade 3: 2004 and 2005 cohort;
207 students

485.77

487.10

No

--

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Another intervention

Spring of 2nd grade

Grade 2: 2003, 2004, and 2005 cohort;
232 students

79.64

81.95

No

--

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Passage Comprehension subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Another intervention

Spring of 2nd grade

Grade 2: 2003, 2004, and 2005 cohort;
232 students

470.55

473.44

No

--

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Word Attack subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Another intervention

Spring of 4th grade

Grade 4: 2004 Cohort;
115 students

496.71

499.75

No

--

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Passage Comprehension subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Another intervention

Spring of 3rd grade

Grade 3: 2004 and 2005 cohort;
207 students

479.87

482.68

No

--

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Word Attack subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Another intervention

Spring of 3rd grade

Grade 3: 2004 and 2005 cohort;
207 students

492.47

495.34

No

--

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Passage Comprehension subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Another intervention

Spring of 4th grade

Grade 4: 2004 Cohort;
115 students

488.24

491.34

No

--

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Another intervention

Spring of 3rd grade

Grade 3: 2004 and 2005 cohort;
207 students

83.42

86.98

No

--

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Another intervention

Spring of 4th grade

Grade 4: 2004 Cohort;
115 students

87.21

91.30

No

--

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Letter-Word Identification subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Another intervention

Spring of 4th grade

Grade 4: 2004 Cohort;
115 students

494.95

500.70

No

--

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Passage Comprehension subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Another intervention

Spring of 1st grade

Grade 1: 2003, 2004, and 2005 cohort;
247 students

445.32

457.68

Yes

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Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Word Attack subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Another intervention

Spring of 2nd grade

Grade 2: 2003, 2004, and 2005 cohort;
232 students

482.94

488.93

Yes

-15
 
 

Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT)

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Another intervention

Spring of 1st grade

Grade 1: 2003, 2004, and 2005 cohort;
247 students

74.85

80.05

Yes

-15
 
 

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Letter-Word Identification subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Another intervention

Spring of 1st grade

Grade 1: 2003, 2004, and 2005 cohort;
247 students

441.52

455.15

Yes

-15
 
 

Woodcock-Johnson (WJ): Word Attack subtest

Transitional Bilingual Education vs. Another intervention

Spring of 1st grade

Grade 1: 2003, 2004, and 2005 cohort;
247 students

470.56

480.72

Yes

-19
 
 


Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.

Characteristics of study sample as reported by study author.


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    California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New Mexico, Texas
  • Ethnicity
    Hispanic    
    100%

Reviewed: October 2012



Evidence Tier rating based solely on this study. This intervention may achieve a higher tier when combined with the full body of evidence.

Study sample characteristics were not reported.
 

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