Teacher perceptions of the esol sheltered delivery model for grades 9-12 in a metro Atlanta school district, 2017
Cotton, Nakia Simmons
2010-2019
It was the goal of this study to examine teacher perceptions of the effectiveness of the English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Sheltered program model for 9th to 12th grade students as it relates to passing scores on the Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State-to-State (ACCESS) for English Language Learners Test. This study also measured teacher perceptions of the ESOL Sheltered Program as it relates to academic improvement. The research focused on the possible relationships that may exist between ACCESS scores and ESOL teacher demographics, ESOL teacher training, ESOL teacher attitudes, ESOL teacher challenges, ESOL teacher efficacy in the use of general strategies, and ESOL teacher efficacy in the use of specific verbal and nonverbal strategies. The research design required the use of the correlation, ANOVA, and regression statistical models to test the research questions. The Cronbach Alpha statistical model was used to test the survey for reliability while item-to-scale correlations were used to the test the survey for construct validity. The researcher found that there was a significant relationship between student performance as measured by ACCESS scores and the independent variable, School Culture for ESOL students. The dependent variableeffectivenessrevealed significant relationships with teacher attitudes, school culture for ESOL students, and teachers self-efficacy with the use of specific verbal strategies literacy, vocabulary, and questioning. Recommendations were suggested for policy makers, district educational leaders, school educational leaders, ESOL teachers, and future researchers. KEY TERMS: Teacher Perceptions of ESOL Sheltered 9-12 Metro Atlanta, Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education, Educational Administration and Supervision, Educational Leadership, Secondary Education
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2017-05-22
dissertation
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Clark Atlanta University
Educational Leadership
Turner, Trevor Hill, Barbara Groves, Darrell
Georgia--Atlanta
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2017_cotton_nakia_simmons
