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Riley, Tasha; Pidgeon, Michelle – Teaching Education, 2019
Research demonstrates that teachers' expectations of students have long-term effects on students' educational, occupational, health and well-being outcomes. In this Australian-based study, teachers were invited to explore the questions "Do teachers have different expectations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students?"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Ethnic Stereotypes, Teacher Expectations of Students
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de Haan, Annika; Elbers, Ed; Hoofs, Huub; Leseman, Paul – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2013
In this study, longitudinal cohort-sequential latent growth modeling was used to determine the effects of (a) socioeconomically mixed preschool and kindergarten classrooms, (b) the implementation of an education program aiming to accelerate socioeconomically disadvantaged children's emergent academic skills, and (c) the amount of teacher-managed…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Mathematics Skills, Emergent Literacy, Disadvantaged Youth
Berends, Mark; Donaldson, Kristi – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
In this paper, the authors examine differences between school types in the uses of ability grouping, instructional differences, and relationship of ability grouping to student mathematics achievement. Specifically, they address the following questions with teacher reports of students' mathematics placement in middle school: (1) Does the use of…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Achievement Gains, Mathematics Achievement, Ability Grouping
Allison, Tamara Alice – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Due to variation that exists in providing Tier 2 reading intervention instruction, the purpose of the study was to identify processes and instructional strategies currently being utilized by K-2 teachers of the Gallup, New Mexico elementary schools. 17 teachers from 9 of the 10 elementary schools participated in the study. A survey instrument was…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Elementary School Teachers, Kindergarten, Grade 1
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English Journal, 1990
Presents the comments of six teachers concerning ability grouping, also known as "tracking." Reports that no reply on the issue supported tracking. Argues that cooperative learning, teaching teams, and the class-within-a-class are the most effective ways for helping students achieve academic success. (RS)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Placement, Teacher Attitudes
Wood, W. Richard – 1985
Grouping students to facilitate instruction alone, instructional delivery systems which maintain student dependency on teachers, the practice of teaching to disseminate information without mastery, class norm-referenced grading practices, and study habits which focus on getting grades, help produce the educational dilemma faced today. In mastery…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Elementary Secondary Education, Grades (Scholastic), Mastery Learning
Nagy, Nancy Mammarella – 1995
Earlier practices in the teaching of literature offered one standard of success and one method of lesson delivery for everyone. This did not make it possible for students to reach their individual potentials. The resulting idea of attending to the individual formed the basis for ability grouping. However, placement into lower groups resulted in…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, At Risk Persons, Classroom Environment, Flexible Progression
Kneer, Marian E. – 1981
Psychomotor, or physical education skills, can be tested through the use of various measures which employ one or more sport-specific objective measures, such as norm- or criterion-referenced tests, or subjective measures, such as teacher ratings or student self-rating. Norm-referenced tests embody standards which are set relatively for the purpose…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Ability Identification, Coeducation, Criterion Referenced Tests
Goodlad, John I.; Anderson, Robert H. – 1987
This book discusses the anachronistic nature of the graded school structure and the practices that accompany it and proposes the alternative of a nongraded structure. The incompatibility of the graded system with present insights into child development are the the emphasis of the first chapter. Chapter 2 examines the effectiveness of nonpromotion…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Acceleration (Education), Cross Age Teaching, Curriculum Design
Alston, Ken S. – 1984
A school system in Cape Town, South Africa, developed a program called the "Combined Magnet Class" to serve gifted pupils from standards (grades) 3-5 in one classroom. Changes to the standard curriculum were made, and a pupil-determined pace was adopted. The pupils studied English, Afrikaans, and mathematics using a syllabus, for…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education)
Nelson, Carol; Smith, Carl, Comp. – 1990
Originally developed for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on grouping students and pacing instruction is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a lecture giving an overview on the topic; the full…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Classroom Environment, Cooperative Learning, Distance Education
Wheelock, Anne – Equity and Choice, 1993
Describes the switch taking place in many schools, especially middle schools, from grouping students by ability (tracking) to mixed-ability classrooms (untracking). Discusses components of untracking, student and teacher responses, and tracking as a public policy issue. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adolescents
Johnston, J. Howard; Markle, Glenn C. – 1986
This monograph consists of 22 reprints of reports published since 1979 in the Middle School Journal's regular column "What Research Says to the Practitioner." Each report synthesizes research studies related to effective implementation of middle school programs and concludes with a list of references. The contents are divided into two main…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Computer Assisted Instruction
Pool, Harbison, Ed.; Page, Jane A., Ed. – 1995
This collection of papers addresses tracking, whether it should be abolished, the movement toward inclusiveness in schools, strategies to meet all students' needs, and the process of untracking. Contents are as follows: "Why Ability Grouping Must End: Achieving Excellence and Equity in American Education" (Jomills Henry Braddock II and Robert E.…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Black Students, Change Strategies