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Comparison of performance of the control and experimental groups on tests of knowledge in Filipino and English, the two second languages being taught in the Lubuagan schools.
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Mother Tongue Based Multilingual Education in Lubuagan reveals what Lubuagan students are actually capable of in academic study when their first language is used as the primary language of instruction across the curriculum. Students are able to understand the lessons and integrate learning into their knowledge systems rather than merely memorizing...
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... 5 compares the performance of control and experimental children on tests of their ability in these two languages. Table 4 provides clear evidence that the use of the primary language as a language of instruction is NOT compromising children in learning the second language. Contrary to popular belief, the children who are receiving most or all of their instruction via English did consistently worse on a test of knowledge of English than did the experimental children. ...Context 2
... 5 compares the performance of control and experimental children on tests of their ability in these two languages. Table 4 provides clear evidence that the use of the primary language as a language of instruction is NOT compromising children in learning the second language. Contrary to popular belief, the children who are receiving most or all of their instruction via English did consistently worse on a test of knowledge of English than did the experimental children. ...
