Mason, De Wayne A.; Burns, Robert B.

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ERIC Number: EJ596386

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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"Simply No Worse and Simply No Better" May Simply Be Wrong: A Critique of Veenman's Conclusion about Multigrade Classes.

Mason, De Wayne A.; Burns, Robert B.

Review of Educational Research, v66 n3 p307-22 Fall 1996

Critiques the conclusions of S. Veenman (1995) about multigrade classes and suggests that selection bias and lower-quality instruction should be included as part of the explanation for his findings of no difference. Indicates that multigrade classes have at least a small negative effect on achievement and potentially negative effects on teacher motivation. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Meta Analysis, Mixed Age Grouping, Multigraded Classes, Synthesis, Teacher Motivation

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Language: English

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Note: Reviews "Cognitive and Noncognitive Effects of Multigrade and Multi-Age Classes: A Best-Evidence Synthesis" by Simon Veenman, "Review of Educational Research," n65 p319-81. Research supported by the University of California Regents, and the University of California, Riverside.