This article reviews the research on combination classes–an often debated grouping
structure in which students from two or more grades are placed with one teacher for most or�…

In their box score review, Mason and Burns (1997) conclude that while comparisons of
combination and single‐grade classes show no general differences in student achievement�…

An investigation was conducted of 35 teachers' views about combination classes, a common
format typically created by uneven enrollments and involving the teaching of students from�…

In this interview study, principals'(N= 36) views about combination classes were examined.
In combination classes—adopted as an organizational structure because of inadequate�…

In this study we examined the frequency of combination and nongraded classes in 12 states
as well as changes in the use of combination classes during several years prior to the study�…

Using the ECLS-K and considering first graders in single-grade and K–1 and 1–2
combination classes, I discuss the mechanisms underlying the combination-class effect and�…

Although Simon Veenman's (1995) synthesis of research on multigrade and multi-age
classes contributes important definitions and findings to the literature, his assessment of the�…

This study examined the class formation procedures used in 22 elementary schools from two
districts, as well as the influence these procedures had on the class composition of 200�…

Multigrade and multi-age classrooms, in which students from two or more grades are taught
by one teacher at the same time, represent a significant phenomenon in our schools. This�…

On the basis of a comprehensive best-evidence synthesis of the literature on the effects of
multigrade and multi-age classes, Veenman (1995) concluded that there were no significant�…