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Dongu, Carolyn M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1979
Describes a successful middle school mathematics program that groups students according to the lowest skill they have not mastered, irrespective of the grade the student is in. (IRT)
Descriptors: Homogeneous Grouping, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Instruction, Middle Schools
Tozloski, Judith H. – Schools in the Middle, 1995
Describes the effort of a middle-school teacher to incorporate heterogeneous grouping into her math class. One day per week, heterogeneously grouped math students worked in teams to solve and present solutions to different kinds of logic problems. Suggests that flexibility and freedom to be creative are the keys for incorporating new ideas into…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning