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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Multiage"”.
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THE EFFECT OF MULTIAGE GROUPING ON THE SELF-ESTEEM OF STUDENTS
… success. One of the common objections to a multiage ability grouping model is the effect it will have on the children when they are grouped with children who are older or younger than themselves. This qualitative case study was designed to learn about the effect multiage ability grouping had …
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Multiage Classrooms and the Academic and Social/Emotional Growth of Students
… paper is to examine the effectiveness of multiage classrooms in terms of academic, social and emotional growth compared to single-grade classrooms. I look specifically at multiage classrooms at island schools in the state of Maine. On the basis of Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development …
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Comparison of the Academic Achievement of Primary School Students in Multiage and Traditional Classrooms.
… whether students in a kindergarten/first-grade multiage class achieve at a different level than students enrolled in a traditional kindergarten or first-grade class in a selected primary school in East Tennessee. The question of the interaction between gender and type of instruction was also …
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A Look at the Academic Benefits of Multi-age Science Instruction in Kindergarten
Multiage classroom instruction is currently receiving more attention in the public schools in the United States. The opportunity to teach in a multiage setting is becoming more readily available to educators. The primary objective of this research is to study the effects of multiage grouping on the …
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Elements of a Strategic Implementation Plan: Implications for Enhancing Combination Classes Using a Multiage Framework
… rather than a desire to engage students in multiage learning. Teachers assigned to these classrooms come from the general teaching pool and may not have specialized training around the intricacies of multiage teaching.</p> <p>A review of the literature indicates that the United States has a …
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An Analysis of Configurations in a Nongraded Elementary School in Northeast Tennessee.
… had experienced mixed-age (two-grade span) and multiage (three-grade span) configurations, in a selected nongraded elementary school located in East Tennessee. Student attitude toward school, gender and socioeconomic status were also analyzed.</p> <p>The causal-comparative quantitative approach, …
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Examining the Transition Experience of Students from Multiage Elementary Programs to Single-Grade Classrooms at the Middle School
<p>Multiage programming is a school reform option used throughout the United States. Much of the current literature focuses on the short-term benefits of multiage programs, particularly at the elementary level, with little consideration for long-term effects or for what might happen to students …
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De-Emphasizing Grade-Level Identities: A Case Study of Mathematics Instruction in an Intermediate Elementary Multiage Classroom
… reference to grade-level designations in a multiage classroom setting of fourth—and fifth-grade students.</p> <p>The study focused on how one teacher conceptualized, designed, and structured a mathematics curriculum. An analysis of over 60 hours of interviews conducted over six months …
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Inclusion: a view from students and teachers
… The participants were 27 second and third grade multiage students as well as 7 second and third grade teachers with varied teaching experiences and certifications. Teacher participants completed open-ended questionnaires while student participants completed surveys in which they used a rating …
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Social Skills Intervention for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders Aged Six through Twelve Years: A Combination of a Literature-Based Curriculum and Telecommunications
… by using a literature-based method that employs multiage grouping, impersonation, and telecommunications. By providing intensive, literature-based training in a multiage classroom, the SST gave students opportunities to practice skills in a natural, real-life environment and, therefore, increased …
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Exploring identity through responses to literature
… of children in my own fourth and fifth grade multiage classroom. I looked at drama, literature discussion, written responses, and visual images to explore how students construct their own identities within a school context. Data sources included audio and video tapes and transcripts, journals, …
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An Examiniation o fthe effect of Risk-taking as Defined by the International Baccalaureate Organiztion (IBO) Primary Year Program (PYP) on Students' Active Particiaption in Their Own Academic Learning
… learning? Subjects for the study include a multiage classroom of 20 first and second graders in an International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) Primary Years Program (PYP) accredited charter school, in a Northern California setting. Data was gathered using a variety of methods including; …
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A Study of the Association between Multi-Age Classrooms and Single-Age Classrooms Regarding TCAP Reading/Language Gains.
<p>The purpose of this study was to explore the differences between Reading/Language achievement gains of students in multi-age classrooms to the Reading/Language achievement gains of their peers in traditional, single-age classrooms. The causal-comparative quantitative approach to exploring …