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Communication among Preschoolers with and without Disabilities in Same-Age and Mixed-Age Classes.
Roberts, Joanne Erwick; And Others – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1994
Sixteen children with developmental disabilities and 32 nondisabled children (all between 1.5 and 4.5 years of age) were placed in either a same- or mixed-age grouping of 6 children. Observation six months later showed that children in mixed-age groups took more conversational turns with partners with disabilities than did children in same-age…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Developmental Disabilities, Interaction Process Analysis, Interpersonal Competence
Multiage Classrooms: A New Way to Learn Math.
Dever, Martha Taylor; And Others – Principal, 1994
Recent research supports Vygotsky's "zone of proximal development" theory; children receiving peer assistance can stretch their learning beyond their individual accomplishment. A study of a multiage classroom revealed three strategies used by children working together to solve math problems--modeling, tutoring, and pairing/sharing…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Cooperative Learning, Developmental Programs
Cognitive and Noncognitive Effects of Multigrade and Multi-Age Classes: A Best-Evidence Synthesis.
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Veenman, Simon – Review of Educational Research, 1995
This article reviews the best evidence concerning the cognitive and noncognitive effects of multigrade (students of more than one grade taught by one teacher) and multiage (students grouped for expected benefits) classrooms. Studies of noncognitive, cognitive, and achievement effects reveal no adverse effects of learning in such classrooms. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Age Differences, Cognitive Processes
Parents' Views of Composite Classes in an Australian Primary School
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Cornish, Linley – Australian Educational Researcher, 2006
Parents of children in a large primary school in New South Wales were asked questions related to their attitudes towards and beliefs about composite (multigrade) classes. Parental concerns about composite classes are commonly reported as negative and this study confirmed this concern. Issues identified as causing concern for parents were a belief…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Role Models, Multigraded Classes
Active Learning Time in Mixed Age Classes.
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Veenman, Simon; And Others – Educational Studies, 1985
Results showed hardly any differences in time-on-task behavior between third and fourth grade pupils in mixed age single age mathematics and language arts classes in the Netherlands. Students in mixed age classes spent more time working individually. The ability level of the students had little impact on time-on-task behavior. (Author/RM)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Education, Educational Research, Grade 3
The Transition from Kindergarten to Ungraded Primary: Longitudinal Predictors of Popularity and Social Reputation.
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Lemerise, Elizabeth A.; Harper, Bridgette D.; Howes, Heidi M. – Early Education and Development, 1998
Studied the longitudinal stability of measures of peer acceptance, social status, and social reputation and the role of children's ages relative to classmates during the transition from same-age kindergarten to mixed-age ungraded primary classes. Found that overall peer acceptance and aggressive social reputation were moderately stable. Half of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Longitudinal Studies