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EJ517823 EA531556
Title: Without Fear of Failure: The Attributes of an Ungraded Primary School.Author(s): Privett, Nawanna B.
Source: School Administrator, v53 n1 p6-11 Jan 1996
Publication Date: 1996
ISSN: 0036-6439
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Descriptive (141)
Journal Announcement: CIJJUN1996
Kentucky's
ungraded Primary School Program is defined by seven critical attributes:
developmentally appropriate educational practices, multiage/multiability
classrooms, continuous progress, authentic assessments, qualitative
reporting methods, professional teamwork, and positive parent involvement.
This article explains these attributes, highlights implementation
challenges, and offers suggestions for interested administrators.
Sidebars define terminology and list resources. (MLH)
Descriptors: *Developmental Programs; Educational Change; *Mixed
Age Grouping; Parent Participation; Primary Education; *Program
Implementation; *State Legislation; *Teamwork
Identifiers: Authentic Assessment; *Continuous Assessment; *Kentucky
Education Reform Act; Progress Reporting
