ERIC Number: EJ746279
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 30
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The Effects of Grouping Practices and Curricular Adjustments on Achievement
Tieso, Carol
Journal for the Education of the Gifted, v29 n1 p60-89 2005
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of curricular (textbook, revised, and differentiated) and grouping (whole, between, and within-class) practices on intermediate students' achievement in mathematics. A pretest-posttest, quasi-experimental design using a stratified random sample of 31 teachers and their students (N = 645) was used in this study. Achievement data were collected using a curriculum-based assessment. Repeated measures analysis of variance was employed to investigate the effects of grouping arrangements and curricular design on the treatment and comparison group posttest scores. Results indicated significant differences, F (5, 246) = 22.618, p less than 0.001, between comparison and revision treatment groups on the posttest after adjusting for grade level (4 or 5). Further results indicated significant differences, F (11, 673) = 41.548, p less than 0.001, among all treatment groups after adjusting for grade level. Comparison of Textbook, Revised, and Differentiated Unit is appended. (Contains 6 tables.)
Descriptors: Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Educational Practices, Pretests Posttests, Quasiexperimental Design, Data Collection, Curriculum Based Assessment, Statistical Analysis, Scores, Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Effect Size, Academically Gifted, Textbooks, Curriculum Design, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 4; Grade 5
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Language: English
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