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Lori Winne, Ph.D. German/Spanish teacher Grove Patterson Academy Toledo, Ohio

The Relationship Between Foreign Language Study in Elementary Schools and the Academic Achievement of Children. Lori Winne, Ph.D. German/Spanish teacher Grove Patterson Academy Toledo, Ohio.

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Lori Winne, Ph.D. German/Spanish teacher Grove Patterson Academy Toledo, Ohio

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  1. The Relationship Between Foreign Language Study in Elementary Schools and the Academic Achievement of Children Lori Winne, Ph.D. German/Spanish teacher Grove Patterson Academy Toledo, Ohio Lori Winne, Doctoral Dissertation, December 2007

  2. Compared an elementary school with a foreign language program and an elementary school without a foreign language program in each of four urban districts in Ohio. Lori Winne, Doctoral Dissertation, December 2007

  3. The two schools in each district were similar in • population • poverty level • typology • % of minority students • % of parents with college degrees • parent professions • median income of parents Lori Winne, Doctoral Dissertation, December 2007

  4. Looked at three years of state achievement test scores in Grades 3, 4, and 5. • Found positive results in all four schools with foreign language programs. Lori Winne, Doctoral Dissertation, December 2007

  5. Found that 89% of the foreign language students outscored their non foreign language counterparts in reading. • 64% of those FL students outperformed the district mean. • The remaining 25% were under the district mean but still higher than their non FL counterparts. Lori Winne, Doctoral Dissertation, December 2007

  6. Found that 85% of the foreign language students outscored their non foreign language counterparts in mathematics. • 64% of those FL students outperformed the district mean. • The remaining 21% were under the district mean but still higher than their non FL counterparts. Lori Winne, Doctoral Dissertation, December 2007

  7. Lori Winne, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Toledo, December 2007

  8. Reading Results 2006-2007 • In all four districts in the study, 91% of FL students outperformed Non FL students • In 7 out of 12 test situations comparing students in the same school district, FL students outperformed Non FL students (58%) • In 4 out of 12 test situations, FL students outperformed Non FL students, even though FL students performed lower than their district (33%) Lori Winne, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Toledo, December 2007

  9. Lori Winne, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Toledo, December 2007

  10. Mathematics Results 2006-2007 • In all four districts in the study, 91% of FL students outperformed Non FL students • In 8 out of 12 test situations comparing students in the same school district, FL students outperformed Non FL students (66%) • In 3 out of 12 test situations, FL students outperformed Non FL students, even though FL students performed lower than their district (25%) Lori Winne, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Toledo, December 2007

  11. Table 4.5 Comparison of Third Grade OAT Reading Test Results in 2006-07 Between Foreign Language and Non-Foreign Language Schools Lori Winne, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Toledo, December 2007

  12. Table 4.8 Comparison of Third Grade OAT Mathematics Test Results in 2006-07 Between Foreign Language and Non-Foreign Language Schools Lori Winne, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Toledo, December 2007

  13. Table 4.11 Comparison of Fourth Grade OAT Reading Test Results in 2006-07 Between Foreign Language and Non-Foreign Language Schools Lori Winne, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Toledo, December 2007

  14. Table 4.14 Comparison of Fourth Grade OAT Mathematics Test Results in 2006-07 Between Foreign Language and Non-Foreign Language Schools Lori Winne, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Toledo, December 2007

  15. Table 4.17 Comparison of Fifth Grade OAT Reading Test Results in 2006-07 Between Foreign Language and Non-Foreign Language Schools Lori Winne, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Toledo, December 2007

  16. Table 4.20 Comparison of Fifth Grade OAT Mathematics Test Results in 2006-07 Between Foreign Language and Non-Foreign Language Schools Lori Winne, Doctoral Dissertation, University of Toledo, December 2007

  17. Study Results • Indicated that time spent in FL study did not reduce achievement scores and, in fact, appeared to have enhanced achievement scores in core content areas (reading and mathematics). Lori Winne, Doctoral Dissertation, December 2007

  18. Study Results • Showed that students in FL schools have two advantages: enhanced test scores AND a second language. Lori Winne, Doctoral Dissertation, December 2007

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