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Investigating Ability Grouping And Self-Efficacy In Middle Grade Mathematics, Ashley G. Hall
Investigating Ability Grouping And Self-Efficacy In Middle Grade Mathematics, Ashley G. Hall
Theses and Dissertations--Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology
Ability grouping has been prevalent in American schools for over a century (Burris & Welner, 2005; Museus, Palmer, Davis & Maramba, 2011; Slavin, 1990). Although ability grouping has been studied in terms of student performance, little research has examined the relationship between this practice and student motivation. The purpose of this study was to examine middle school students’ (N = 2,279) mathematics self-efficacy and its sources in ability grouped mathematics courses in the Southeastern U.S. The study also examined whether students in each ability group were represented proportionately by gender, ethnicity, and SES when compared to the full sample. …