The Effect of Homogeneous Ability Grouping in Math Class on Student Achievement and Attitudes about Math

The Effect of Homogeneous Ability Grouping in Math Class on Student Achievement and Attitudes about Math
Author: Kristina Lynn Davis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2012
Genre: Ability grouping in education
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In this investigation the students in fifth through eighth grades were placed in math classes based on their ability (homogenous grouping). MAP math test scores and teacher input were used to group the students by their ability. This treatment was implemented to see if there was a change in student achievement and to see if there were any student attitude changes about math. The post-treatment results indicated that students MAP test scores varied greatly for each individual but 82% of students increased their scores from the pre to post-treatment. The results indicated that the percent increase in MAP test scores were the highest during the pretreatment. The above grade level students had a 6.5% increase, at grade level had a 5.5% increase, and the below grade level had a 6.8% increase in their MAP test scores. During the post-treatment the group of students that were most affected by the ability grouping were the above grade level students. They had a 4.2% increase in their MAP test scores during the treatment year. The students that were at grade level had a 2.3% increase in their MAP test scores. The students that were negatively affected by the ability grouping were the below grade level students. They increased their scores by .3% in the treatment year. AIMSweb Concepts and Applications increased following the treatment from 8.1% to a 16% increase in the test scores. AIMSweb Computation scores decreased in overall percent gains from a 17.7% to an 11.1% following the treatment. Students' attitudes about math were more positive after the treatment but the students said that there was little benefit to their science class when they were in ability groped math class.

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Total Pages: 456
Release: 1983
Genre: Mathematics
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A Comparison of the Effect of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Ability Groupings in Middle School on Academic Achievement in Mathematics

A Comparison of the Effect of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Ability Groupings in Middle School on Academic Achievement in Mathematics
Author: Catherine L. Looney
Publisher:
Total Pages: 62
Release: 2009
Genre: Ability grouping in education
ISBN:

This study examines the effects of homogeneous and heterogeneous groupings in middle school mathematics on achievement. 6th and 7th grade students' mathematics scores on a standardized test over a three month period were compared to determine the effect, in any, on their academic progress. The data showed that although homogeneously grouped students' showed some modest academic gain among the higher ability students, lower ability students in a homogeneous group did not show any improvement in their score, and in some cases, to the contrary, their scores were lower.

Ability Grouping in Education

Ability Grouping in Education
Author: Judith Ireson
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2001
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780761972099

Ability Grouping in Education provides an overview of ability grouping in education. The authors consider selective schooling and ability grouping within schools, such as streaming, banding setting and within-class grouping.