Resource Type GEM Controlled Vocabulary (4/5/2000)
Words and phrases that describe the aggregation and demographics of students for purposes of instruction.
|
Term |
Description |
| Cross age teaching | Utilization of older students from higher grade levels to provide increased help and attention for younger students at lower grade levels. (ERIC) |
| Heterogeneous grouping |
Organization or classification of students according
to specified criteria for the purpose of forming instructional
groups with a high degree of dissimilarity. (ERIC) |
| Homogeneous grouping | Organization or classification of students according to specified criteria for the purpose of forming instructional groups with a high degree of similarity. (ERIC) |
| Individualized instruction | Adapting instruction to individual needs within the group. (note: do not confuse with "independent study" or "individual instruction") (ERIC) |
| Large Group instruction | Teaching of students in large classroom situations. (note: do not confuse with "mass instruction") (ERIC) |
| Non-graded instructional grouping | Grouping students according to such characteristics as academic achievement, mental and physical ability, or emotional development rather than by age or grade level. (ERIC) |
| Small group instruction | Form of teaching possible in higher education (and sixth forms) where the student to staff ratio is relatively low, and allowing for intensive interaction among small group of participants. (DOE) |
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Definitions were taken from the following resources:
DOE: A Dictionary of Education, Totowa, N.J. : Barnes & Noble Books, 1982, c1981.DOE3: Dictionary of education, 3d edition; New York, McGraw-Hill, 1973.
ERIC: Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors, 13th edition; Phoenix, AZ, Orxy Press, 1995.
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