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Multigrade Kindergarten Classrooms and Children's Academic Achievement, Executive Function, and Socioemotional Development
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Ansari, Arya – Infant and Child Development, 2017
Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Class of 2010-2011 (n = 11,000), this study examined the developmental outcomes of 5-year-old children in multigrade classrooms (combined prekindergarten and kindergarten classrooms serving 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds) compared with those of 5-year-olds attending kindergarten-only…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Multigraded Classes, Executive Function
Multi-Grade Kindergarten Classrooms and Children's Academic Achievement, Executive Function, and Socio-Emotional Development
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Ansari, Arya – Grantee Submission, 2017
Using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Class of 2010-2011 (ECLS-K: 2011; n = 11,000), this study examined the developmental outcomes of 5-year-old children in multi-grade classrooms (combined pre-kindergarten and kindergarten classrooms serving 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds) compared with 5-year-olds attending…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Multigraded Classes, Executive Function
Multiage Classrooms: An Age-Old Educational Strategy Revisited.
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Kolstad, Rosemarie; McFadden, Andrea – Journal of Instructional Psychology, 1998
Examines research findings of the multiage classroom concept and delineates the advantages (higher progress in areas of academia, self-esteem, and socialization skills, as well as development of the teacher/parent relationship) and disadvantages (additional planning/preparation time and difficulties with parents, scheduling, and budget…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Mixed Age Grouping, Multigraded Classes
Revolutionising the Tried and Trusted (An Examination of the Magnet Class System).
Alston, Ken S. – 1984
A school system in Cape Town, South Africa, developed a program called the "Combined Magnet Class" to serve gifted pupils from standards (grades) 3-5 in one classroom. Changes to the standard curriculum were made, and a pupil-determined pace was adopted. The pupils studied English, Afrikaans, and mathematics using a syllabus, for…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Ability Identification, Academic Achievement, Acceleration (Education)