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Peer reviewedGreene, Beth G., Ed. – Reading Psychology, 1997
States that the concept of nongraded classrooms has flourished in educational circles since the days of the one-room schoolhouse, and that researchers have found that students in multiage classrooms form peer relationships that show more advanced socialization skills. Offers an annotated bibliography of 12 articles from the ERIC database on the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Education, Flexible Progression, Mixed Age Grouping
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
Peer reviewedAina, Olaiya E. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2001
Investigated experiences in a multiage classroom, especially from the child's and parents' perspectives. Found that despite concerns, in the multiage classroom each child is allowed to progress at his or her own pace; individuality is valued; competition is lessened; and children have more time to develop relationships. (Author/SD)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cross Age Teaching, Early Childhood Education, Mixed Age Grouping
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
McClellan, Diane, Ed. – MAGnet Newsletter, 1997
These 11 newsletter issues provide a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas regarding mixed-age grouping in preschool and elementary schools. The October 1992 issue focuses on the mixed-age approach as an educational innovation, defines relevant terms, and presents advice from Oregon teachers on teaching mixed-age groups. The March 1993 issue…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, At Risk Persons, Bullying, Class Organization
Stone, Sandra J. – 1996
School restructuring movements have gained a great deal of national attention. This guidebook addresses the multi-age classroom movement, in which a mixed-age group of children stays with a given teacher for a number of years. The work provides a complete design for the mixed-age primary classroom, from philosophy and rationale to sample lesson…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Continuous Progress Plan, Cross Age Teaching
Grant, Jim, Comp.; Richardson, Irv, Comp. – 1996
Studies have criticized age-graded schools as creating a barrier to meeting the goals of equity and instructional excellence in schools. This handbook provides research on multiage classroom practices and argues that a multiage system better addresses and meets students' needs. Information is presented on the following topics: educational reform,…
Descriptors: Art Education, Case Studies, Class Size, Classroom Environment
