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ERIC Number: EJ417103
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-4056
Reviews of Research. Ability Grouping: Realities and Alternatives.
Manning, M. Lee; Lucking, Robert
Childhood Education, v66 n4 p254-58 Sum 1990
Briefly reviews research on ability grouping and points out effects of such grouping on student achievement, self-concepts, and attitudes. Suggests ways in which educators can make significant differences with learners by implementing effective organizational practices as alternatives to ability grouping. (BB)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Heterogeneous Grouping, Individualized Instruction, Literature Reviews, Low Achievement, Mastery Learning, Nontraditional Education, Public Education, Self Concept, Teacher Role, Teacher Student Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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