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ERIC Number: EJ303679
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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The Influence of Class Ability Level on Student Achievement and Classroom Behavior.
Veldman, Donald J.; Sanford, Julie P.
American Educational Research Journal, v21 n3 p629-44 Fall 1984
Data from 136 junior high school classes were analyzed to investigate how student behavior, student achievement, and teacher behavior all related to student ability levels in class composition. Both higher ability students and lower ability students achieved better in higher ability classes. Class composition had more impact on lower ability students. (BS)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, English Instruction, Junior High Schools, Mathematics Instruction, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics, Teacher Effectiveness
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers: Texas Junior High School Study
Note: This study was supported in part by the National Institute of Education Contract OB-NIE-G-80-0116, Classroom Organization and Effective Teaching Project, University of Texas at Austin.