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Download full textMcIntyre, Ellen; Kyle, Diane – Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence, 2002
In nongraded, multi-age classrooms, children have the opportunity to learn a great deal from their more proficient classmates. Children in multi-age, nongraded programs often learn that children differ, and they learn to assist each other in productive ways. The organizational scheme has the potential to remove much of the competition of…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Urban Schools, Poverty, Social Development
Katz, Lilian G. – 1992
A confusing variety of terms is used in discussions of age grouping practices. This digest examines terms that have important implications for teaching and the curriculum. The terms "nongraded" and "ungraded" typically refer to grouping children in classes without grade-level designations and with more than a 1-year age span.…
Descriptors: Continuous Progress Plan, Definitions, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Direct linkCornish, Linley – Australian Educational Researcher, 2006
Parents of children in a large primary school in New South Wales were asked questions related to their attitudes towards and beliefs about composite (multigrade) classes. Parental concerns about composite classes are commonly reported as negative and this study confirmed this concern. Issues identified as causing concern for parents were a belief…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Role Models, Multigraded Classes
Fogarty, Robin, Ed. – 1993
Noting that the recent call for holistic models of schooling dictates a thorough investigation of more natural groupings of students, this collection of articles reviews available literature on multiage, nongraded, continuous progress classrooms. Divided into six sections, the chapters explore the overriding concerns and the pros and cons of such…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Age Grade Placement, Classroom Environment
Peer reviewedLemerise, Elizabeth A.; Harper, Bridgette D.; Howes, Heidi M. – Early Education and Development, 1998
Studied the longitudinal stability of measures of peer acceptance, social status, and social reputation and the role of children's ages relative to classmates during the transition from same-age kindergarten to mixed-age ungraded primary classes. Found that overall peer acceptance and aggressive social reputation were moderately stable. Half of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Longitudinal Studies
Gutloff, Karen, Ed. – 1995
This guide is designed for elementary school teachers to assist them in developing multi-age classrooms as part of their school restructuring efforts. Each of six sections presents a story from teachers who describe the challenges and joys of multi-age teaching, from parent backlash to school district support and praise. Section 1, "Step by…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cooperative Learning, Educational Improvement, Grade Repetition
