Haitian national exam pass rates were extremely low in 2003, which the article links to the language of instruction¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? The review reports, citing Hebblethwaite (2012), that in 2003 only 21.99% of enrolled students passed the rhétorique (12th grade exit) exam and 17.75% passed the philosophie (13th grade exit) exam. → Behrmann 2018

Evidence¶

Behrmann 2018¶

Behrmann, T. (2018). Evaluating the effects of mother tongue on math and science instruction. Monument, CO, USA: ISTES Organization. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED603513

q2 · i? · causal · r1

A narrative-review statistic attributed to Hebblethwaite (2012), presented in the literature review as evidence that language issues play a crucial role in the catastrophic success rates of national exams. Descriptive percentages only; no effect size printed.

""In 2003, for example, only 21.99% of all those enrolled in schoo l passed the rhétorique exams (12 th grade exit exam) and 17.75% passed the philosophie exams (13 th grade exit exam)" (Hebblethwaite, 2012, p. 268)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Haiti's national exit exams show very low pass rates, which the review links to the language of instruction — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
• Only about seven percent of Haitians are truly French/Creole bilingual, making French a foreign medium of instruction for most students — related