Primary pupils' experiences of different types of grouping in school

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Pupil grouping and organisation of classes

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The larger study of which this is a part has been summarised in a Research of the Month web feature: Grouping pupils and students – what difference does the type of grouping make to teaching and learning in schools? http://www.gtce.org.uk/research

Students’ Experiences of Ability Grouping - disaffection, polarisation and the construction of failure.
You can read this digest of another study on ability grouping here:

http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/pupil_grouping/FriOct110934232002/

Boaler J. (1997) Setting, social class and the survival of the quickest, British Educational Research Journal, 23, 575 – 595.

Boaler J. (1997) When even the winners are losers: evaluating the experiences of ‘top set’ students, Journal of Curriculum Studies, 29, 165 – 182.

Boaler J. (1997) Experiencing school mathematics: teaching styles, sex and setting. Open University Press.

DfEE (1997) Excellence in Schools. HMSO.

Hallam S. (2002) Ability Grouping in Schools: a literature review. Institute of Education.

Hallam S., Ireson, J. & Davies, J. (2002) Effective Pupil Grouping in the Primary School. London: David Fulton Publishers.

Hallam S, Ireson J, Lister V, Andon Chaudhury I, & Davies J. (2003) Ability grouping in the primary school: a survey, Educational Studies, 29, 69-83.

Hallam S, Ireson J, Lister V, Andon Chaudhury I, & Davies J. (2004) Grouping practices in the primary school: what influences change? British Educational Research Journal, 30, 117-140.

Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) (1998) Setting in Primary schools: a report from the Office of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools.

Sukhnandan L & Lee B. (1998) Streaming, setting and grouping by ability. Slough: NFER.

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