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Anthony, Glenda; Hunter, Roberta; Hunter, Jodie – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2016
Grouping children by achievement levels is a thriving practice in New Zealand primary school mathematics classrooms. In this paper we look at the impact of a formative intervention project--"Developing Communities of Mathematics Inquiry"--that required a whole-school shift to mixed achievement grouping. Engeström's Cultural Historical…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Elementary School Mathematics, Intervention
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Bragg, Sara – Improving Schools, 2016
This article discusses "Choice and Challenge" as a tool for school improvement and as a "practicable pedagogy" that attempts to embody the principles of "learning without limits," rejecting ability grouping and labelling. As considered here, "Choice and Challenge" emerges specifically from practice at the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Implementation, Elementary School Curriculum, Educational Improvement
Van Ryzin, Mark J. – Education Evolving, 2015
Given the current focus on school evaluation and accountability, it is vitally important to capture those differences among schools that can be expected to contribute to student success as measured by students' behavioral, emotional, and academic outcomes. The current practice of comparing "district" and "charter" schools, for…
Descriptors: Taxonomy, Governance, Academic Achievement, Accountability
Berends, Mark; Donaldson, Kristi – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
In this paper, the authors examine differences between school types in the uses of ability grouping, instructional differences, and relationship of ability grouping to student mathematics achievement. Specifically, they address the following questions with teacher reports of students' mathematics placement in middle school: (1) Does the use of…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Achievement Gains, Mathematics Achievement, Ability Grouping
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Hsiung, C. -M. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2010
The present study conducts an experimental investigation to compare the efficiency of the cooperative learning method with that of the traditional learning method. A total of 42 engineering students are randomly assigned to the two learning conditions and are formed into mixed-ability groups comprising three team members. In addition to the…
Descriptors: Homework, Investigations, Prior Learning, Cooperative Learning
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Pitts, Joseph – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2009
This study assesses the validity and reliability of the Learning Styles Preference Indicator (LSPI), an instrument developed by the author. The LSPI identifies students' preferences for analytical or global approaches to learning new and difficult material. This instrument is easy to administer, quick to score, and produces information that will…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Teaching Methods, Item Analysis, Cognitive Style
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Nathan, Edward P. – Performance Improvement, 2009
This article examines the methodology used to determine the return on investment (ROI) of an online English as a Second Language (ESL) program. The online ESL program was implemented in over 20 countries, and the scope of the analysis includes data from all participating countries. A form of ROI analysis had been conducted annually prior to the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Corporate Education, Industrial Training, Outcomes of Education
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Solomon, Yvette – International Journal of Educational Research, 2007
Mathematics education reform emphasises the need to move away from transmission models of teaching to discursive classroom practices in which students negotiate and justify solutions to problems. This shift has potential, but not inevitable, implications for students' mathematical identities with respect to their sense of ownership and…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Identification (Psychology), Ability Grouping, Student Attitudes
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Hallam, Susan; Ireson, Judith – Research Papers in Education, 2005
Internationally and historically in the UK, considerable research has been undertaken regarding teachers' pedagogical practices when working with high or low ability classes. Latterly, in the UK, research has focused on pedagogical practices in mixed ability classes. This paper aims to compare secondary school teachers' pedagogical practices in…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Secondary School Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Teaching Styles
Bain, Sherry K.; Bliss, Stacy L.; Choate, Stephani M.; Brown, Katherine Sager – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2007
Seeking information about preconceived notions of the educational needs of children who are gifted, we asked 285 undergraduates in prerequisite classes for teacher education to complete questionnaires. Topics addressed included the need for special services for children who are gifted, perceptions of forms of service delivery in elementary…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Educational Needs, Elementary School Students, Academically Gifted
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Ornstein, Allan C. – NASSP Bulletin, 1995
Explains pros and cons of whole-group instruction and ability grouping, based on research evidence. Whole-group instruction is convenient for teaching the same skills or subject to a class, making assignments, administering tests, setting group expectations, and making announcements. Critics contend that whole-group instruction fails to meet…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Class Size, Classroom Techniques
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Hallam, Susan; Ireson, Judith; Davies, Jane – British Educational Research Journal, 2004
During the 1990s, there was considerable emphasis on promoting particular kinds of pupil grouping as a means of raising educational standards. This survey of 2000 primary schools explored the extent to which schools had changed their grouping practices in response to this, the nature of the changes made and the reasons for those changes.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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Good, Thomas L.; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1990
Students in work groups are more active learners and more motivated and enthusiastic about mathematics than students working in achievement groups. Acutely needed are curriculum materials for teachers to use with work groups and greater curriculum coordination across grades. Sidebars provide two lesson synopses for grades three and five. Includes…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Group Activities
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Castle, Sharon; Deniz, Carla Baker; Tortora, Michael – Education and Urban Society, 2005
The study focused on the impact of flexible grouping on student learning during a period of time in a high-needs school. The study tracked non transient, below-goal elementary students on multiple literacy assessments during a 5-year flexible grouping implementation. Results showed that the percentage of students attaining mastery increased in 16…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Ability Grouping, Student Evaluation, Academic Achievement
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Saleh, Mohammad; Lazonder, Ard W.; Jong, Ton de – Contemporary Educational Psychology, 2007
Average-ability students often do not take full advantage of learning in mixed-ability groups because they hardly engage in the group interaction. This study examined whether structuring collaboration by group roles and ground rules for helping behavior might help overcome this participatory inequality. In a plant biology course, heterogeneously…
Descriptors: Verbal Communication, Student Motivation, Helping Relationship, Biology
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