A grouping pattern in which students are put together for learning purposes based on their differences; may include students of different ages, abilities, sex, race, or achievement levels.
Diverse groups (abilities, genders, cultures).
grouping of students with different abilities
All ability orachievement levels in a class.
Classes made up of students of widely different abilities.
Organizing students of varying achievement levels or needs in the same classroom (the opposite of homogeneous grouping).
An educational practice in which students of diverse abilities are placed within the same instructional groups. This practice is usually helpful in the integration of children with disabilities.
The practice of placing children of various abilities or levels of achievement in the same class.
No attempt is made to group students according to ability. Wide ranges of academic ability will be present within the groups.
The grouping of students in classrooms on the basis of mixed abilities. It is the opposite of homogeneous grouping or tracking–i.e., the process of sorting students of the same age or grade level into categories and assigning them to various kinds of classes with different levels of instruction, for most or all of the school day, and for the long term or permanently. (NFA)
Grouping together students of varying abilities, interests, or ages.
Classes composed of students with a variety of achievement levels.
the organization for instruction of students of differing levels of intelligence or achievement in one or more skills or subjects, either within or across classes. Cp. ability grouping; homogenous grouping.
A method of organizing for instruction that groups students without respect to performance levels or current achievement.
The practice of mixing students of varying abilities, interests, or ages in academic classes. Heterogeneous classes may be formed school-wide or within classrooms where two to five students learn together.