What are the major assumptions underlying the practice of ability grouping?

What will be an ideal response?


The assumptions underlying ability grouping include the following:
a.Intelligence is a fixed trait that is unchangeable.
b. Intelligence is adequately reflected by an IQ score.
c. All students will learn best when grouped with other students of similar ability.

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Recognition and encouragement are appropriate alternatives to an overabundance of ____________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which has been recognized as a predominant effect of child abuse and neglect?

a. post traumatic disorder b. abnormal emotional development c. abnormal physical development

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The technique that assesses the student's spelling performance through combinations of input/output channels is

A. the cloze procedure. B. the informal spelling inventory. C. sensory modality preference testing. D. the use of probe sheets.

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Which cooperative teaching style involves one teacher taking the instructional lead while another teacher quietly provides support and assistance to children?

  1. alternative teaching
  2. one teach, one support
  3. team teaching
  4. one teach, one observe

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