It's not which school but which set you're in that matters: The influence of ability grouping practices on student progress in mathematics

British Educational Research Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 279-293

  Wiliam, Dylan ^a   Bartholomew, Hannah ^b  

^a EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2442630384     PISSN: 01411926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0141192042000195245     Document Type: Review

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