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Peer reviewedWilkinson, Ian A. G.; Hamilton, Richard J. – Teaching and Teacher Education, 2003
Examined why New Zealand elementary students in composite versus single-grade classes showed slightly lower reading performance, comparing the range of students' reading abilities, the nature of teachers' groupings, and other aspects of instruction in pairs of composite and single-grade classes from nine schools. Composite classes did not appear…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Heterogeneous Grouping
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
