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EJ501951 PS523171
Title: Teachers Perceptions of Ability Grouping Practices in Middle Level Schools.Author(s): Spear, Robert C.
Source: Research in Middle Level Education, v18 n1 p117-30 Fall 1994
Publication Date: 1994
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAUG1995
Data from
31 middle school teachers were categorized through the use of qualitative
research to determine what teachers perceive to be the advantages
and disadvantages of ability grouping as well as alternative grouping
practices. Found that most teachers were knowledgeable about ability
grouping through experience or professional development; nevertheless,
some teachers refused to change their ability grouping practices.
(AA)
Descriptors: *Ability Grouping; Ability Identification; Academic
Ability; *Academic Achievement; Class Organization; *Grouping (Instructional
Purposes); Middle Schools; School Effectiveness; *Student Characteristics;
Teacher Attitudes; *Teacher Expectations of Students
Identifiers: Middle School Students
