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ERIC Number: EJ478713
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0195-6744
Alternative Uses of Ability Grouping in Secondary Schools: Can We Bring High-Quality Instruction to Low-Ability Classrooms?
Gamoran, Adam
American Journal of Education, v102 n1 p1-22 Nov 1993
Considers whether ability grouping can be implemented more effectively than is typical explores the possibility of high-quality instruction in low-ability classes using data from 112 eighth- and ninth-grade ability-grouped English classes. Two examples of apparently effective instruction in low tracks are presented. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change, English, Grade 8, Grade 9, High School Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Track System (Education)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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