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Adaptive Learning Model Fosters Both Equity and Excellence.
McDowell, Floyd E. – School Administrator, 1986
The Adaptive Learning Environments Program can provide appropriate individualized instruction to students of all ability levels. The program has undergone more than a decade of development and data-based testing. (MLF)
Descriptors: Continuous Progress Plan, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Improvement
A+ Schools.
Instructor, 1985
John Wilson School, Innisfail, Alberta, prides itself on being a leader among schools. It was one of the first to put into place a continuous progress system that keeps children in class with their age level but allows for differences in learning rates. Other programs and projects are briefly described. (MT)
Descriptors: Continuous Progress Plan, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, School Community Relationship
Mainstreaming Becomes a Reality through Continuous Progress Programs.
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Powell, Jack V. – Education, 1980
Technical assistance given to facilitate implementation of continuous progress programs in a Georgia elementary school system is discussed in terms of long-range goals for staff development and general objectives for a continuous progress model and its mainstreaming program. (DS)
Descriptors: Continuous Progress Plan, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Mainstreaming
Continuous Progress and Nongraded Schools.
Cox, June – G/C/T, 1982
The article describes four schools that use a continuous progress or nongraded approach to pace gifted elementary students. Article inserts present information on the Richardson Study (a national study of gifted education) and guidelines for developing continuous progress and nongraded models. (SW)
Descriptors: Continuous Progress Plan, Demonstration Programs, Educational Methods, Elementary Education
Multiage Assessment: One School's Plan.
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Arnold, Sue Beth; Kidwell, Barbara; Rossman, David – Primary Voices K-6, 1998
Describes one elementary school's multiage assessment plan. Describes how standards were developed, and describes the assessment plan's guiding element: the progress report arranged as a continuum of objectives that serve as a goal indicator and a reporting mechanism. Discusses how objectives are assessed, record keeping and documentation, and the…
Descriptors: Continuous Progress Plan, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Mixed Age Grouping
Reflections.
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Copeland, Kittye – Primary Voices K-6, 1998
States that learning can shut down very quickly when learners are held back or pushed by grade-level constraints. Argues that multiage classrooms support each learner's continuous progress based on each child's experience, background, learning needs or strengths, and interests. (SR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Continuous Progress Plan, Cooperative Learning, Cross Age Teaching
Observations for the Panicked: How to Implement a Multi-age Classroom.
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Haynes, Heather L. – Rural Educator, 1996
Advantages of multiage classrooms include improvements in student self-concept, attitudes toward school, leadership, and social skills; reduced discipline problems; and individualized instruction. Implementation problems include entrenched teacher attitudes, including overdependence on textbooks, and the extra teacher training and planning time…
Descriptors: Continuous Progress Plan, Cooperative Learning, Educational Benefits, Educational Change
Smoothing Rough Edges in Concrete: A Rural Washington Community Looks to Multiage Classrooms As a Foundation for Continuous Learning.
Jones, Mardi Berkhouse – Northwest Education, 1996
The process of implementing the successful Continuous Progress Program at Concrete Elementary School (Washington) included gathering information on multiage grouping, formulating a template for change, parent and community involvement, acceptance of diverse teaching styles and philosophies, and continuous reassessment. The basic strategies driving…
Descriptors: Continuous Progress Plan, Cooperative Learning, Educational Innovation, Educational Strategies