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LONGEST, JAMES W.; AND OTHERS – 1962
THE EXTENSION AGENT CONDUCTING THE FARM AND HOME MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR FARMERS AND THEIR WIVES IN A NEW YORK COUNTY BEGAN USING SMALL EXPERIMENTAL STUDY GROUPS IN THE SECOND YEAR OF THE PROGRAM. USE OF SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES FOR FORMING THESE GROUPS RESULTED IN REDISTRIBUTION OF THE 15 MEMBERS OF TWO ORIGINAL GROUPS TO FIVE DIFFERENT GROUPS AND…
Descriptors: Attendance, Behavior Change, Community Leaders, Discussion Groups
HUNT, DAVID E. – 1964
EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS, HIGHLY STRUCTURED OR UNSTRUCTURED, WERE DIFFERENTIALLY EFFECTIVE WITH STUDENTS OF VARYING PERSONALITIES. THE REPORT CONSIDERED THE UTILITY AND RELEVANCE OF THE CONCEPTUAL SYSTEMS MODEL BY DESCRIBING A SPECIFIC PROJECT IN WHICH THE MODEL SERVED AS THE BASIS FOR FORMING HOMOGENEOUS CLASSROOM GROUPS. THE PROJECT WAS…
Descriptors: Black Students, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Controlled Environment
Coonrod, Debbie – 1979
Factors used in selecting children for admission to preschool programs and factors that determine the way children are grouped within preschool programs are discussed. Factors that affect the composition and number of children admitted to a program are said to include funds, number of staff available, size of facility, current legislation and…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Admission Criteria, Age Groups, Day Care
Cazden, Courtney B. – 1966
Projections into the future of schools which are divided into literary programs, laboratories, and community seminars reflect modern trends in education. Specialized books are being demanded in individual instruction, either through homogeneous grouping or programed instruction (literacy programs). In greater demand are libraries with independent…
Descriptors: Books, Educational Trends, Elementary Schools, Homogeneous Grouping
Poggio, John P. – 1973
This study attempted to broaden the perspective of homogeneous classroom grouping strategies through an examination of a grouping plan which matched both students and their teachers on the basis of compatible levels of specific personality characteristics. The focus of the study was to examine empirically the degree of relationship that existed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classification, Grade 6, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Kelly, Thomas F. – 1972
A remedial reading program designed for intermediate-grade students who read from 1 to 7 years below grade level was studied. The program provided individualized instruction within classes homogeneously grouped on the basis of reading level only. Six seventh-grade classes were studied, with three acting as homogeneously grouped experimental…
Descriptors: Homogeneous Grouping, Individualized Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Reading Difficulties
Marks, Sue; Gregory, Thomas B. – 1975
Twelve learner characteristics and 26 demographic characteristics of entering preservice teachers were investigated to determine if the presumption of homogeneity was valid in relation to selected learner characteristics and to discover which, if any, demographic characteristics could serve as predictors of learner characteristics. The study also…
Descriptors: Demography, Education Majors, Homogeneous Grouping, Needs Assessment

Laughlin, Patrick R. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1978
College students, ranked as high, medium, or low ability, were assigned to homogeneous or mixed-ability groups of two through five members for a test. Performance proved proportional to the number of high ability group members. The underlying group process was inferred through social decision scheme analysis. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, College Students, Decision Making, Group Structure

Splane, Stephanie I.; Kushner, Richard I. – Teaching of Psychology, 1978
Examines a model for identifying homogeneous subgroups within the larger heterogeneous group found in an introductory psychology course. In order to increase the number of individuals able to succeed within a class, teachers must direct their attention toward the underlying processes of task performance and the characteristic ways in which…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Course Organization, Heterogeneous Grouping, Higher Education

Wood, Karen D. – Journal of Reading, 1987
Provides a brief overview of the research on cooperative learning, and describes several classroom grouping techniques useful for all grade levels and subject areas. Discusses group retellings, associational dialogue, dyadic learning, needs grouping, the buddy system, cybernetic sessions, and research, interest, ability, tutorial, random social,…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Cooperation, Educational Research, Group Activities

Yogev, Abraham; Ilan, Yochi – Urban Education, 1987
Although self-esteem is generally not related to educational aspirations, the relationship is important among students in segregated communities. Here ethnic homogeneity makes adolescents rely heavily on their self-image for the formation of educational plans. This case study of Oriental Jews in Israel is applicable to minority communities in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aspiration, Educational Attainment, Homogeneous Grouping

Slavin, Robert E. – Educational Leadership, 1988
Certain grouping arrangements in elementary and secondary schools appear to be instructionally effective for students, but the psychological drawbacks may offset any advantages. The relative benefits and disadvantages of within-class grouping and between-class grouping are discussed, along with the problems with ability grouping. (TE)
Descriptors: Class Organization, Elementary Secondary Education, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Heterogeneous Grouping
Petrello, Nora – 2000
This paper presents different perspectives on homogeneous and heterogeneous ability grouping of students on an elementary school level. The teachers and administrators were surveyed to discover their preferences and attitudes toward homogeneous and heterogeneous class design and ability grouping within the classroom. Many journal articles…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Elementary Education

Brissenden, T. H. F. – Mathematics in School, 1973
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Class Organization, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Heterogeneous Grouping

Marascuilo, Leonard A.; McSweeney, Maryellen – Urban Education, 1972
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Heterogeneous Grouping, Homogeneous Grouping, Junior High School Students