What Direct Observation Discloses about Who Is Best Served in the Multi-age Classroom.

Confessore, Sharon J.

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ERIC Number: EJ478850

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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What Direct Observation Discloses about Who Is Best Served in the Multi-age Classroom.

Confessore, Sharon J.

Continuing Higher Education Review, v57 n1-2 p58-71 Win-Spr 1993

Observation of mixed-age undergraduate classes and analysis of students' interactions showed that older students tended to dominate the discourse; the cognitive level of discourse was not altered by the presence of older students; and andragogical practices may not be the most effective strategies for mixed-age classes. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Classroom Observation Techniques, Discourse Analysis, Group Dynamics, Higher Education, Interaction Process Analysis, Mixed Age Grouping, Nontraditional Students, Participation, Undergraduate Study

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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