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ERIC Number: EJ385274
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Remediation Is No Remedy.
Peterson, John M.
Educational Leadership, v46 n6 p24-25 Mar 1989
A study conducted in Utah shows that ability grouping is harmful to remedial students. Findings from a comparison of mathematics gains for three groups--remedial, average, and accelerated--showed that remedial students learn more in advanced mathematics programs than in those designed for them. (TE)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Achievement Gains, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Instruction, Remedial Mathematics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Utah