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Peer reviewedSlavin, Robert E. – Review of Educational Research, 1990
Best-evidence synthesis was used to review 29 research papers published in English that evaluate the effects of ability grouping on student achievement in secondary schools. Six randomized experiments, 9 matched experiments, and 14 correlational studies were reviewed. Findings do not indicate beneficial effects of ability grouping on achievement.…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Comparative Testing, Foreign Countries
