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50 Years of ERIC
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Group Work and Whole-Class Teaching with 11- to 14-Year-Olds Compared
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Galton, Maurice; Hargreaves, Linda; Pell, Tony – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2009
This article compares the academic performance and classroom behaviour of pupils when taught new concepts or engaged in problem solving in sessions organised either as cooperative group work or whole class, teacher directed instruction. Comparisons of attainment were made in classes of pupils aged 11 to 14 years (Key Stage 3) in English,…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Students, Academic Achievement, Problem Solving
Continuity and Progression in Science Teaching at Key Stages 2 and 3.
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Galton, Maurice – Cambridge Journal of Education, 2002
Suggests science taught at Key Stage 3 (ages 11-14) has changed little over the past two decades despite introduction of National Curriculum reforms. Notes high stakes testing at the end of Key Stage 2 (ages 7-11) has resulted in less experimentation in Year 6. Examines structural factors responsible for the current situation. (BT)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries