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ERIC Number: EJ658497
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-1380-3611
Ability Grouping in English Secondary School: Effects on Attainment in English, Mathematics, and Science.
Ireson, Judith; Hallam, Susan; Hack, Sarah; Clark, Helen; Plewis, Ian
Educational Research and Evaluation: An International Journal on Theory and Practice, v8 n3 p299-318 Sep 2002
Studied the impact of ability grouping on attainment in a cohort of year-9 students in 45 mixed secondary schools in England representing a variety of grouping practices. In mathematics, students at higher levels by year 6 make more progress in sets, but those in lower levels make more progress in mixed ability classes. Discusses educational implications. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Educational Attainment, English, Foreign Countries, Mathematics, Sciences, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England