Research

Academic language proficiency is correlated with achievement in a variety of settings.

Examples:
• High Schools (Fresno County): positive correlations with grades and standardized test scores
• Merced Community College: academic language level is negatively correlated with the number of units dropped during the freshman year
• University of Evansville: anatomy and physiology undergraduate course, grades and persistence are related to academic language proficiency
• Madera Community College: correlation between variety of science course grades and academic language
• University of California, Davis: graduate program, Nurse Practitioner and Physician Assistant program, correlation between achievement and academic language