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Peer reviewedLou, Yiping; And Others – Review of Educational Research, 1996
The effects of within-class grouping on student achievement and other outcomes were quantitatively integrated using one set of 145 effect sizes exploring grouping versus no grouping and a set of 20 effect sizes related to homogeneous versus heterogeneous ability grouping. Overall, results favored homogeneous grouping. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Effect Size, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedLou, Yiping; Abrami, Philip C.; d'Apollonia, Sylvia – Review of Educational Research, 2001
Synthesized the empirical research on the effects of social context (small group versus individual learning) when students learn using computer technology. Analyzed 486 independent findings from 122 studies involving 11,317 learners. On average, small group learning had more positive effects, but findings on both individual achievement and group…
Descriptors: Class Size, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedAbrami, Philip C.; Lou, Yiping; Chambers, Bette; Poulsen, Catherine; Spence, John C. – Educational Research and Evaluation (An International Journal on Theory and Practice), 2000
Reviews research concerning within-class grouping of students for learning and addresses some issues related to the integration of research on small group instruction raised by S. Prais (1998, 1999). Elaborates on pedagogical techniques that encourage effective small group instruction. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Learning, Small Group Instruction
