This longitudinal study tests effects of minority and majority-language proficiency in the early
foreign language learning of English in German primary schools. In a study with …

Several studies have shown that the linguistic complexity of items in achievement tests may
cause performance disadvantages for second language learners. However, the relative …

Im vorliegenden Beitrag wird der Forschungsstand zur Rolle der Sprache für
zuwanderungsbezogene Bildungsungleichheiten zusammengefasst und diskutiert. Dabei …

Academic language is frequently assumed to be especially challenging for students from
families of low socioeconomic status (SES) and even more so for language‐minority …

This study examined the role of immigrant bilingualism in third language learning (L3=
English). It focused on the respective effects of students' competence in the minority …

Multilingual classrooms are becoming more common around the globe following increased
migration and mobility. Multilingual learners have to overcome potential language barriers …

To assess the meaningfulness of an intervention effect on students' achievement,
researchers may apply empirical benchmarks as standards for comparisons, involving …

The role of skills in the language of instruction for mathematics learning is well established
by longitudinal studies at the primary school level. Explanations for these relations lead to …

Zusammenfassung Der Beitrag untersucht Leistungen und Leistungsgrenzen empirischer
Bildungsforschung im Spannungsfeld zwischen Wissenschaft und Politik am Beispiel von …

Das Kapitel gibt einen kurzen Überblick über die Bedeutung ethnischer Ungleichheiten im
Bildungsverlauf und die entsprechenden Kontroversen in Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit …