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Gaustad, Joan – 1992
In nongraded education, children of different ages and ability levels are taught together and make continuous progress rather than being promoted once per year. Research studies support nongraded primary education by indicating that young children vary in their rates of intellectual development and learn best through hands-on activities with…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Continuous Progress Plan, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Change
Grant, Jim; Johnson, Bob – 1994
Recognizing that children are individuals with different needs, backgrounds, learning styles, and personalities, this book provides information on elements of a successful multiage, continuous progress classroom at the primary level. Following an introduction to the concept of multiage, continuous progress practices, the book discusses the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style

Tanner, 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
Michael, Robert O.; And Others – 1994
An evaluation was conducted of a comprehensive plan to restructure a primary school in Candler County, Georgia, into a non-graded, multi-age, continuous progress learning center. The project entailed restructuring the classroom, implementing a shared decision-making structure, developing a learning curriculum, and using portfolio assessment to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Classroom Design, Classroom Techniques
McGee, Christy D. – 1994
This study examined the implementation of the seven critical attributes of the primary school curriculum mandated by the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) in a single multi-age primary classroom. The study used a case-study approach over a 16-month period. The seven attributes observed are: (1) developmentally appropriate practices; (2)…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Continuous Progress Plan, Developmentally Appropriate Practices