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Vella, Dorothy; Hilgers, Thomas – 1977
In order to determine if homogeneous grouping in basic expository writing classes makes teaching more effective, 2,212 incoming college freshmen were given a two-hour essay placement examination and divided into four groups according to the kinds of writing problems they had. They then enrolled in sections designated by placement group, except for…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, College Freshmen, Educational Research, English Instruction
