 |
 |
 |
|
March 2012 |
Outstanding dissertation
Broomes explored individual student performance on two of Ontario’s provincial assessments related to three factors: a student’s immigration status, whether the student changed schools since starting 1st grade, and whether the student spoke English at home. “This study shows that Canadian immigrant students appear to perform similar or better than nonimmigrant students and speaking a language other than English does not inhibit academic proficiency,” said Broomes. |
Dr Orlena Broomes, lecturer in the School of Education at The UWI, St. Augustine, has received Recognition of Merit in the 2011-2012 PDK International Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award programme. Her dissertation, “More Than a New Country: Effects of Immigration, Home Language, and School Mobility on Elementary Students’ Academic Development,” investigates the challenges of immigrant children and how these challenges affect their academic performance.