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Autor/in | Marks, Rachel |
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Titel | "The Blue Table Means You Don't Have a Clue": The Persistence of Fixed-Ability Thinking and Practices in Primary Mathematics in English Schools |
Quelle | In: FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 55 (2013) 1, S.31-44 (14 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0963-8253 |
DOI | 10.2304/forum.2013.55.1.31 |
Schlagwörter | Foreign Countries; Elementary School Mathematics; Ability Grouping; Grouping (Instructional Purposes); Mathematics Instruction; Grade 4; Interviews; Observation; Labeling (of Persons); Academic Ability; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Expectations of Students; United Kingdom (England) |
Abstract | The use of structured ability grouping is increasing in English primary schools and is regularly seen in primary mathematics classrooms. Ability is a normalised discourse with beliefs that some individuals are "born to do maths" permeating society and infiltrating school practices. In this article, observation and interview data illustrate the persistence of fixed-ability thinking, even in situations where explicit ability grouping practices are not used. The data analysis suggests a mismatch between mixed ability practices and fixed-ability thinking, and the article argues that change will be difficult. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |