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ERIC Number: EJ366907
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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The Context of Instruction and Student Learning: An Examination of Slavin's Assumptions.
Hiebert, Elfrieda H.
Review of Educational Research, v57 n3 p337-340 Fall 1987
Slavin's 1987 review of research of between- and within-class ability grouping on achievement of elementary students is discussed, and its assumptions examined. It is suggested that recent theory and research make the Slavin review most useful from the perspective of historical analysis. (SLD)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Achievement, Meta Analysis, Reading Ability, Student Placement, Track System (Education)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cross Level Grouping; Joplin Plan
Note: This is an examination of the assumptions made by Robert E. Slavin in his article "Ability Grouping and Student Achievement in Elementary Schools: A Best-Evidence Synthesis" (see TM 513 011).