Some advocates of cooperative learning suggest that the most effective cooperative groups are those that include a wide range of student ability levels. How can we best summarize research findings regarding the effectiveness of different kinds of groups?
a. These advocates are correct; heterogeneous grouping maximizes student achievement.
b. Low-ability students do better when placed with high-ability students, but middle-ability students work best with students very similar to themselves in ability.
c. High-ability students rarely, if ever, benefit from working with low-ability students.
d. Research results are inconclusive with regard to the optimal range of ability levels within a particular group.
d
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a. remove the child immediately
b. ignore the child and wait because the child may become more violent before she stops
c. ignore the child for two minutes and only then intervene
d. use a safe tight hug to control the child