Struggling Students in Low Ability Grouped Classrooms: Standardized Assessments and the Uphill Battle

Nor, Sharifah Md; Salim, Siti Suria; Hamzah, Ramlah; Samad, Arshad Abd; Bakar, Kamariah Abu; Mohamed, Othman; Tarmizi, Rohani Ahmad; Ali, Wan Zah Wan; Jamian, Abdul Rasid; Marzuki, Norhayat

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“…Statistics consistently produce strong disparity in attainment scores between one "high ability" group and 'lower ability' groups where by lower ability groups usually score poorly in the Primary School Achievement Test (MOE, 2012). Further, streaming has been found to produce different affect towards students' academic achievement and to a certain extent mentioned as being unjust (Kilgour, 2007;Liu, 2009;Marks, 2011;Page, 2001;Pare, 2004;Rudowicz, 2003;Smith, 2011;Md Nor et al, 1998;Dukmak, 2009;Adam Gamoran, 1995). Based on our experiences, both as practitioners as well as researchers, we have personally encounter how streaming has actually produced annually one high ability group and about two to three lower ability groups in a particular school.…”

Section: Streaming Practicesmentioning

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Benefits and Disadvantages of Streaming Practices to Accommodate Students by Ability

Mansor¹,

Maniam²,

Hunt³

et al. 2016

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The aim of this research is to present findings on the benefits and disadvantages of streaming practices, particularly in Malaysian schools that are recognized as an established management strategy that caters for ability differences among students in various educational settings. This study explores an application of streaming practices that engage permanent ability groupings of students into classes for the whole school year using previous year examination results as placement criteria. Implementation of streaming is still highly debated, in terms of whether streaming benefits or problematizes educational delivery, and this study conducted at three elementary schools, using interview, finds agreement from nine teachers' and ten students' perspectives that the benefits of streaming outweigh its disadvantages. Results implicate the teacher perceptions of benefits of streaming that provide for standardized lesson planning, and reduced peer pressure that facilitates students to set achievable goals and increase motivation. Disadvantages present as a rooted school culture that excludes inter-ability socialization of students according to academic ability and overemphasis on exam orientation, resulting in low self-esteem and achievement motivation. Implication of the study includes further research looking at strategies schools can employ to overcome these disadvantages.

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Section: Streaming Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%