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Direct linkWassermann, Selma – Phi Delta Kappan, 2007
In this article, the author profiles Charles Dickens Elementary School in Vancouver, British Columbia, a school that dares to be different from the rest. This elementary school operates on a child-centered, multi-aged framework that is based on belief in an orientation towards continuous progress, appropriate evaluation of progress, schoolwide…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, School Administration, Continuous Progress Plan
Peer reviewedJenkins, John M. – International Journal of Educational Reform, 1998
Reviews the history of nongraded high schools, from Preston Search's pioneering efforts in Pueblo, Colorado, to early 1900s Dalton and Winnetka Plans and midcentury continuous-progress plans. Competency, not age, already determines participation in band, orchestra, choir, and athletics. Curricula should be based on the structure, methodology, and…
Descriptors: Continuous Progress Plan, Curriculum, Educational History, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedArnold, 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
Peer reviewedCopeland, 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
Peer reviewedHaynes, 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
Peer reviewedLolli, Elizabeth Monce – Primary Voices K-6, 1998
Discusses what the multiage classroom environment is and what the curriculum and inquiry schedule look like. Describes one school's integrated curriculum, constructivist process, and use of language arts as a tool. Describes scheduling days that tend to consist of literacy workshop, centers, math workshop, and hands-on project time. Discusses…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Continuous Progress Plan, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
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
Peer reviewedKasten, Wendy C. – Primary Voices K-6, 1998
Discusses the overwhelmingly positive evidence from experience and research which suggests that a multiage environment can be superior to one of age-segregated class levels. Illuminates the logic of educating students in mixed-age groups (called multiage) by discussing the academic and social advantages, the affective benefits, and the positive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Continuous Progress Plan, Cross Age Teaching
Domenech, Daniel A. – Principal, 1999
The Fairfax County (Virginia) Schools have developed a pilot program, Success by Eight, that groups students ages 5 to 8 for different types of learning, based on performance in each subject. By restructuring K-2 classes into multiple, flexible groups, the program provides opportunities for continuous learning and development during critical…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Continuous Progress Plan, Diversity (Student), Educational Benefits
Peer reviewedTanner, C. Kenneth; Decotis, John D. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1995
Kindergartners and first-graders in regular classrooms were compared to students in nongraded, continuous-progress settings. Comparisons on academic achievement and school attitudes indicated differences favoring nongraded, continuous-progress settings for various academic and citizenship skills. Girls in the nongraded, continuous-progress group…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Continuous Progress Plan
