Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ447688
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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Assigning Average-Achieving Eighth Graders to Advanced Mathematics Classes in an Urban Junior High.
Mason, DeWayne A.; And Others
Elementary School Journal, v92 n5 p587-99 May 1992
Describes a study in which average eighth graders in an urban junior high school were placed into prealgebra classes normally reserved for high achievers. The average achievers in the prealgebra classes understood mathematical concepts better and enrolled in more advanced mathematics classes during high school, than did their cohorts. (GLR)
Descriptors: Advanced Students, Computation, Effective Schools Research, Grade 8, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Socioeconomic Status, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Expectations of Students, Urban Areas
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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