The knowledge base regarding use of instructional grouping in the classroom includes findings from research on effective schools, effective teaching, student academic achievement, student perceptions of self and others, student motivation, student attitudes toward school, and student friendships and interactions in the classroom and school. A…

THE EFFECT OF CLASSROOM GROUPING ON CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES WAS STUDIED. EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON THE ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION, METHODS OF SELECTION, AND TEACHING TECHNIQUES. DATA WERE GATHERED FROM SCHOOL RECORDS AND FROM GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL TESTS. FIFTEEN PUPILS WERE PLACED IN A "SPECIAL" CLASS, AND 15 WERE DISTRIBUTED AMONG REGULAR…

THIS REPORT IS A DOCUMENTATION OF A PLAN FOR INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION IN SPELLING FOR THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT PLATEAU VALLEY SCHOOL, COLLBRAN, COLORADO. THE PROGRAM IS STRUCTURED SUCH THAT STUDENTS OF SIMILAR ABILITY AND ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS ARE PAIRED FOR STUDY AND TESTING PURPOSES. AFTER THE STUDENT DEMONSTRATES MASTERY OF A SPELLING…

There is a dichotomy of opinion regarding the merits and feasibility of ability grouping, and the issue is unsettled after much research and study. This research summary discusses grouping practices, the place of ability grouping in over-all school organization, schools' capacity for ability grouping, and the pros and cons of ability grouping,…

Systematic Desensitization (S. D.) training, which has been successfully used both individually and in small groups to reduce people's communicative anxiety, must eventually be applied in large training groups to be economical and efficient. In large heterogeneous group work, however, it is important to determine the possible detrimental effects…

Twenty teachers of English in Iran Girls' College (Tehran) grouped students homogeneously to attack the problem of overcrowded classes of students with diverse abilities and achievement levels. Hopefully, pupils would identify with their groups and strive competitively for greater proficiency in the English language. School personnel and…

Working on the premise that the homogeneous grouping of students based on student performance, testing, and recommendations can enable students to develop to their fullest potential, this English curriculum guide for grades seven through twelve is arranged to cover high and/or average achieving students and low achieving students. The guide is…

This study supports the premise that children's attitudes toward reading and concepts of themselves as readers reflect their classroom status as readers rather than their actual reading ability. Compared were six of the poorest readers from a high-achieving class and five of the best readers from a low-achieving class. (BF)

As a basis for taking a position on the future school structure in grades 8-10 in Denmark, an extensive study was carried out on mixed ability teaching (teaching in heterogeneous classes) on these grade levels. Results showed that mixed ability teaching gave at least as good results as teaching in differentiated classes. (Author/LMO)

There is little definitive research to support coeducational grouping as the optimal grouping pattern for first grade boys and girls. (Authors)

Suggests practical ways for grouping students for reading instruction. (VJ)

Describes the development of an instrument to measure student attitudes towards a tracking system. (CK)

A follow-up study found that both homogeneous and heterogeneous anxiety management training (AMT) led to continued reports of significantly less debilitating test or speech anxiety than the controls. The combined AMT group reported significantly less nontargeted anxiety than the combined control group on one of two nontargeted anxiety measures.…