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Download full textHollifield, John – 1987
This ERIC Digest summarizes Robert E. Slavin's 1986 comprehensive review of research on the different types of ability grouping in elementary schools. Slavin examines evidence on the achievement effects of five comprehensive ability grouping plans in elementary schools: (1) ability grouped classroom assignment; (2) regrouping within grade level…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Classes (Groups of Students), Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
