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Grade Configuration: Specific Grade Levels
What is the best configuration for K-12 students? Research has yet to provide solid guidance on which configuration is best; however, information does exist on the topic. This ReadySearch™ provides links to resources on specific grade configurations.
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Preschool and Elementary Grade Configurations
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School Grade Span and Kindergarten Learning
A link between literacy, mathematics, and grade configuration was investigated in preschool/kindergarten-only schools. Kindergarteners in these schools were found to have learned less mathematics and reading than their counterparts in schools with other grade configurations. 2007. http://www.edreadysearch.org/search/item_preview.cfm?assetid=28202 |
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Grade Configuration Study Committee: Final Report
The Hopkington school district created a committee to study grade configuration in relation to the following areas: educational research, programs, facilities, enrollment, local trends, and community impact. The information was intended for use in making decisions about elementary school grade configuration in the district. 2001. http://www.hopkinton.k12.ma.us/newweb2/schoolcommittee/building_projects/Buildingprojects/GRADE_CONFIG_FEB_02.pdf |
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K-3, 4-8 Grade Configurations Research
Information from Oshkosh Area School District provides answers to questions about an upcoming district change to a K-3, 4-8 configuration. This is followed by a review of the literature from the district’s Director of Standards and Assessment. A rationale for the change from one of the district’s elementary school principals is also included. 2006. http://www.oshkosh.k12.wi.us/aboutus/K_3_4_8_grade_config.cfm |
Sixth Grade
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Should Sixth Grade Be in Elementary or Middle School? An Analysis of Grade Configuration
Sixth-graders in middle schools experience more behavior problems and lower test scores than their elementary school counterparts, contends this study. It compares sixth-graders in North Carolina attending middle schools (grades 6-8) with those attending K-6 elementary schools. 2007. http://www.pubpol.duke.edu/research/papers/SAN07-01.pdf |
K-8 Versus Middle Schools
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Comparing Achievement Between K-8 and Middle Schools: A Large-Scale Empirical Study
This study compares middle schools to K-8 schools and to newly formed K-8 schools. Finding include that students in established K-8 schools performed significantly better than their middle school and new K-8 school peers. 2007. http://www.edreadysearch.org/search/item_preview.cfm?assetid=28018 |
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Reexamining Middle School Effects: A Comparison of Middle Grades Students in Middle Schools and K-8 Schools
In this study of a district with both middle school and K-8 configurations, few differences between the two types of schools were found. 2006. http://www.edreadysearch.org/search/item_preview.cfm?assetid=27981 |
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The Relationship Between Middle Level Grade Span Configuration, Professional Development, and Student Achievement
This study examines levels of professional development as components in a variety of school reform initiatives, and their relationships to learning across various grade configurations including K-8, 6-8, and 7-12. 2004. http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/3e/ad/af.pdf |
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Research in Support of Middle Level Grade Configuration
This brief provides the National Middle School Association's beliefs on middle level education, summarized recent research in support of middle school grade configuration, and offers recommendations for making middle school effective. http://www.nmsa.org/portals/0/pdf/advocacy/opinion_leaders/grade_configuration.pdf |
