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Peer reviewedWalberg, Herbert J. – Educational Leadership, 1988
Criticizes Robert Slavin for failing to recognize the author's proper role in evaluating numerous popular learning interventions, including mastery learning. Slavin's claim of "remarkable progress" with Success for All is unjustified, considering the unsubstantiated evidence given in his single unpublished study. Includes two references.…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Class Size, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedSlavin, Robert E. – Educational Leadership, 1996
Schools can reduce special-education and remedial instruction costs by helping students succeed in early grades. This article profiles several prevention and early intervention programs, including Success for All, Reading Recovery, Prevention of Learning Disabilities, the Carolina Abecedarian Project, Comer's School Development Program, and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Family Programs
