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ERIC Number: EJ328932
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Pupil Race and Elementary School Ability Grouping: Are Teachers Biased Against Black Children?
Heller, Emil J.
American Educational Research Journal, v22 n4 p465-83 Win 1985
This study investigates the claim that pupil race affects the reading grouping decisions of elementary school teachers, causing Black children to be overrepresented in lower ability groups. These analyses failed to uncover evidence of racial bias, though Black pupils were more likely to be placed in the lowest groups. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Black Stereotypes, Elementary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Interviews, Questionnaires, Racial Bias, Reading Instruction, Socioeconomic Status, Student Characteristics, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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