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Kemper Patrick, Susan – Elementary School Journal, 2020
Separating students into homogeneous groups is a common instructional practice used by elementary teachers during reading instruction. Although researchers have been studying the effects of homogeneous grouping for many decades, there is little consensus on whether grouping is an effective or equitable instructional practice. The central challenge…
Descriptors: Homogeneous Grouping, Reading Instruction, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Murphy, P. Karen; Greene, Jeffrey A.; Firetto, Carla M.; Li, Mengyi; Lobczowski, Nikki G.; Duke, Rebekah F.; Wei, Liwei; Croninger, Rachel M. V. – Grantee Submission, 2017
Small-group, text-based discussions are a prominent and effective instructional practice, but the literature on the effects of different group composition methods (i.e., homogeneous vs. heterogeneous ability grouping) has been inconclusive with few direct comparisons of the two grouping methods. A yearlong classroom-based intervention was…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Heterogeneous Grouping, Homogeneous Grouping, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
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Mercer, Kelly – Kairaranga, 2011
This paper reports on a small action research project carried out by a Special Education Needs Coordinator (SENCO) in a small rural, full primary school in New Zealand. It focused on improving the literacy outcomes for Years 5-8 boys in the school by way of a boys'-only writing group. Results show that the boys'-only learning group had a positive…
Descriptors: Action Research, Foreign Countries, Males, Literacy
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Badeleh, Alireza – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2011
The present study aimed at finding the effectiveness of the Laboratory Training Model of Teaching (LTM) and comparing it with the traditional methods of teaching chemistry to seventh standard students. It strived to determine whether the (LTM) method in chemistry would be significantly more effective than the Traditional method in respect to the…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Laboratory Training, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis
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Houtveen, Thoni; van de Grift, Wim – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2007
A survey conducted among approximately 1,400 students at 63 primary schools showed that learning gains for initial reading varied significantly for students in the last 6 months of Year 3. Learning gains turned out to be much higher in classes where students had received explicit or direct instruction, where instruction had been organized…
Descriptors: Reading Strategies, Reading Instruction, Reading Difficulties, Elementary School Students
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Griffin, Cynthia C.; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1995
This study examined whether graphic organizer instruction would facilitate comprehension, recall, and information transfer, and how much explicit instruction was necessary for independent generation of graphic organizers. Fifth graders read social studies information with or without graphic organizers and explicit instruction. Explicitness and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advance Organizers, Elementary School Students, Grade 5
Richert, E. Susanne – 1993
This curriculum guide is intended to assist educators to maximize the performance of gifted students and others in required subject areas and is keyed to initiatives of the Kansas State Board of Education (KSBE). Part 1, the introduction, describes the guide's development, states the guide's purpose, specifies the students to be served, and…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational Methods, Educational Policy