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Valentin A. B. Küchle; John P. Smith III; Jihye Hwang; Reshma Menon – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2025
'Group work' is a vague description of an instructional activity, because many factors shape its character and effect on students. One important factor is group formation, that is, how groups are formed by the instructor. In this paper, we sought to better understand the variation of group work with respect to group formation by addressing: How do…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Mathematics Teachers, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Jian Li; Quanli Hu – Educational Studies, 2025
Ability grouping has attracted worldwide attention in relation to various subjects among different countries and regions. However, few studies have focused on the relationship between ability grouping and students' mathematical academic achievement in the Confucian Asian countries. Thus, in this study, we aimed to determine how different types of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students, International Assessment
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Yi Wang; Jane Waldfogel – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2025
This paper provided new evidence on three kindergarten instructional practices that may be associated with better reading and math skills, particularly for children of less educated parents: (1) full-day kindergarten; (2) more instructional time; and (3) ability grouping. The analysis used Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Cohort…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, Surveys, Kindergarten, Preschool Children