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Meyer, Frauke; Slater-Brown, Kelly – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2022
Despite research highlighting the negative impact of ability grouping on student outcomes in mathematics, the practice seems entrenched in New Zealand schools. The Ministry of Education launched a professional development initiative with the aim that mathematics lead teachers would drive change towards teaching in mixed-ability groups using a…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Change Agents, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Teachers
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Mengistie, Solomon Melesse – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2020
This study explored primary school teachers' knowledge, attitude and practice of differentiated instruction. The target population of this study was primary school (Grades 1-4) teachers of the Amhara Region who were attending summer in-service diploma level training at Debre Markos College of Teacher Education in 2017 academic year. To this end,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teacher Attitudes
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Hodge, Emily M. – American Educational Research Journal, 2019
This article investigates the interaction between the Common Core State Standards and curricular tracking by examining instructional decision making across tracks in a large metropolitan district. This study draws on institutional logics as a framework to analyze 106 instructional decisions from 24 participants involved in middle school literacy…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Decision Making, Middle School Students, Literacy Education
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Portwood, Sharon G.; Boyd, A. Suzanne; Murdock, Tamera B. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2016
Background: There is a need to examine behavioral and mental health outcomes for children in out-of-home care across settings. Objective: Using a participatory research approach, researchers and agency personnel aimed to implement a program of scientific outcomes research in residential care settings. Data were used to examine children's…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Residential Care, Residential Programs, Residential Institutions
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Miller, Sarah; Biggart, Andy; Sloan, Seaneen; O'Hare, Liam – Education Endowment Foundation, 2017
Success for All (SfA) is a whole-school approach to improving literacy in primary schools. Teachers receive training in areas including group learning strategies, phonics, and assessment, and are provided with structured daily lesson plans and teaching materials. There is also support for school leadership in areas such as data management, ability…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Literacy Education, Elementary Education, Faculty Development
Terwel, J. – 1988
A program designed to help teachers in the Netherlands put a form of mixed ability teaching into practice was evaluated for its implementation and effects. Implemented with 14-year-old students, the program consisted of whole class instruction by teachers, followed by guidance of small groups and individuals. Cooperative learning in small groups,…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Ability, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning