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Direct linkMurphy, P. Karen; Greene, Jeffrey A.; Firetto, Carla M.; Li, Mengyi; Lobczowski, Nikki G.; Duke, Rebekah F.; Wei, Liwei; Croninger, Rachel M. V. – Grantee Submission, 2017
Small-group, text-based discussions are a prominent and effective instructional practice, but the literature on the effects of different group composition methods (i.e., homogeneous vs. heterogeneous ability grouping) has been inconclusive with few direct comparisons of the two grouping methods. A yearlong classroom-based intervention was…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Heterogeneous Grouping, Homogeneous Grouping, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Li, Mengyi; Murphy, P. Karen; Firetto, Carla M. – International Journal of Educational Psychology, 2014
Although there is a rich literature on the role of text genre and structure on students' literal comprehension, more research is needed regarding the role of these text features on students' high-level comprehension as evidenced in their small-group discussions. As such, the present study examined the effects of text genre (i.e., narrative and…
Descriptors: Literary Genres, Text Structure, Grade 4, Grade 5
