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District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. – 1980
A comprehensive instructional system to meet the needs of students of differing achievement and grade in the same classroom, this program is characterized by an innovative management system, procedures for continuous assessment of educational needs and achievement, a curriculum based on individual needs, and an emphasis on parent and community…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction
Rule, Judy Gayle – 1983
This study investigated the effects of multigrade classes on student achievement in the Mesa Public Schools in Reading and Mathematics. Student achievement in differing abilities groups and levels was also analyzed. The District formed multigrade classes from adjacent grade levels to reduce class loads and number of teachers. Students retained…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Analysis of Variance
Peer reviewedTraynelis-Yurek, Elaine; Strong, Mary Winifred – Rural Educator, 1987
A remedial math program was devised for a rural school with a total population of 110 students housed in split grades. Volunteers implemented the program, which combined metacognition strategies and behavioral reinforcement. Students made slow, consistent gains, The average number of computation facts mastered per month per student was six. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Elementary Education, Mathematics Skills, Metacognition
Download full textHoen, Robert R. – 1972
This study was designed primarily to evaluate the effectiveness of three multi-age classes at Carnarvon School, Vancouver, B.C. (each class having an age range of three years: ages 6-8, 7-9, 9-11) in developing children's self-concepts and attitudes toward school. No significant difference was found between the multi-age and regular classes in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Arithmetic, Comparative Analysis
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Research, Planning and Evaluation. – 1981
The purpose of the Meeting Students' Needs in the Multiage Group Environment (MSN) program was to provide an instructional system to meet the needs of elementary school students of differing achievement, age, and grade level who are in the same classroom. The program, for kindergarten through grade six, was characterized by an innovative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Competency Based Education
Lungwangwa, Geoffrey – 1990
A study conducted in 1988 assessed the effectiveness of the multigrade system in providing a primary education at four pilot schools in sparsely populated, rural areas of Zambia. In an attempt to alleviate the problems of financial strain and low enrollment in rural schools, this system combines two or more grade levels into one class taught by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Classroom Techniques, Community Support
Evaluation of Multi-Age Team (MAT): Implementation at Crabapple Middle School: Report for 1995-1996.
Elmore, Randy; Wisenbaker, Joseph – 1996
In fall 1993, administrators and faculty at the Crabapple Middle School in Roswell, Georgia, implemented the Multi-Age Team (MAT) program, creating multiage teams of sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students. The project's main goal was to enhance self-esteem. Additional goals included implementation of interdisciplinary, thematic instruction;…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education, Experiential Learning
