Articles liés à Tales from the Pond: Student Perceptions of Ability...

Tales from the Pond: Student Perceptions of Ability Grouped and Mainstream Learning Environments - Couverture souple

Plunkett, Margaret

 
9783639130973: Tales from the Pond: Student Perceptions of Ability Grouped and Mainstream Learning Environments
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3639130979 ISBN 13 : 9783639130973
Editeur : VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2009

Synopsis

This book presents an alternative interpretation of a practice that tends to attract a great deal of negative press ¿ that of ability grouping. Often viewed as elitist and a means of reinforcing the status quo in unequal societies, the educational practice of grouping on the basis of ability has engendered distrust in egalitarian Australia for many years. This study challenges this notion through examination of a disadvantaged rural secondary school¿s attempt to create a learning environment that is appropriate for highly able students, while not disadvantaging mainstream students not involved in the program. The metaphor of a pond is woven through the study, representing Marsh's Big Fish Little Pond Effect, which is critiqued. Through a mixed methodological approach, the views of students in both the grouped and mainstream settings were examined to determine their levels of satisfaction with their educational experience. The study found that although the ability based setting provided a suitably nurturing environment for the able students, it was not viewed as desirable by mainstream nonmembers, suggesting that appropriate provision may require different educational responses.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book presents an alternative interpretation of a practice that tends to attract a great deal of negative press ¿ that of ability grouping. Often viewed as elitist and a means of reinforcing the status quo in unequal societies, the educational practice of grouping on the basis of ability has engendered distrust in egalitarian Australia for many years. This study challenges this notion through examination of a disadvantaged rural secondary school¿s attempt to create a learning environment that is appropriate for highly able students, while not disadvantaging mainstream students not involved in the program. The metaphor of a pond is woven through the study, representing Marsh's Big Fish Little Pond Effect, which is critiqued. Through a mixed methodological approach, the views of students in both the grouped and mainstream settings were examined to determine their levels of satisfaction with their educational experience. The study found that although the ability based setting provided a suitably nurturing environment for the able students, it was not viewed as desirable by mainstream nonmembers, suggesting that appropriate provision may require different educational responses.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr Margaret Plunkett is a lecturer in education at Monash University in Australia, specializing in gifted education. She is Australian delegate for the World Council for Gifted Children. Her research interests focus on appropriate educational provisions for highly able students, particularly use of ability grouping in disadvantaged rural settings.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639130979
ISBN 13 
9783639130973
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible