School integration and inclusion are important for educational equity, yet inclusionary educational policies often end up being exclusionary in practices. In this article I contribute to our understanding of school level mechanism underlying this process. I draw on 2 years of data collection in a progressive culturally responsive school…

Gifted pupils differ from their age-mates with respect to development potential, actual competencies, self-regulatory capabilities, and learning styles in one or more domains of competence. The question is how to design and develop education that fits and further supports such characteristics and competencies of gifted pupils. Analysis of various…

THE TWINSBURG ELEMENTARY GUIDANCE PROJECT (1) PROVIDED STUDENTS WITH AN ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO LEARNING, (2) PROVIDED IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR THE FACULTY, (3) PLOTTED STUDENT PROGRESS BY USE OF THE IOWA TEST OF BASIC SKILLS (ITBS), AND (4) HELPED TEACHERS BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE IN THE CLASSROOM. STUDENTS WERE PLACED IN HOMOGENEOUS ABILITY GROUPS…

Effects of heterogeneous and homogeneous grouping on the psychological functioning of Mexican American preschool children from economically disadvantaged families were investigated in a pilot project at San Jose State College Child Laboratory. Three experimental groups were composed of (1) 9 Mexican American children from low-income families and 9…

To counter gender bias effects and improve student learning, staff at a Virginia middle school decided to group eighth-grade students by gender for math and science instruction. Girls felt freer to speak out. Grade point averages in gender-based science and math classes for both girls and boys were higher than in coeducational classes. (MLH)

This study represents classroom observations of a secondary school which employs ability grouping for grades seven through twelve. The effects of ability grouping on the interaction in the classroom was measured with use of Flanders Interaction Analysis. Two history teachers with identical grades and phases were used in this study which began in…