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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Wilkinson, Ian A. G. – International Journal of Educational Research, 2002
This introduction sets the stage for the themed issue. It describes the ambiguities inherent in the interpretation of the literature on compositional and peer effects and the genesis of the project. The balance of the introduction then describes the approach adopted to search for peer effects. First, there is a brief outline of the Barr and…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Social Theories, Peer Relationship, Educational Environment
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Wilkinson, Ian A. G.; Fung, Irene Y. Y. – International Journal of Educational Research, 2002
This paper reviews research on grouping of students within classes and its effects on learning. Primary consideration is given to grouping and mixing students by ability, though consideration is also given to grouping and mixing students by ethnicity and gender as well as to research on the effects of group size. Results of meta-analyses of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Interaction, Ability Grouping, Peer Influence
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Wilkinson, Ian A. G.; Parr, Judy M.; Fung, Irene Y. Y.; Hattie, John A. C.; Townsend, Michael A. R. – International Journal of Educational Research, 2002
This chapter discusses issues that are common across the literatures and makes connections across the different levels of inquiry to develop a conceptual model of peer influences on learning. Based on the premise that compositional effects operate through a nested series of hierarchical layers, the chapter proposes a multi-layered model with…
Descriptors: Peer Influence, Teaching Methods, Models, Educational Environment