The South China Morning Post – Julia McGuire
“Whatever the academic grouping system a school has in place, whether it be streaming, ability grouping within a class or mixed-ability teaching, it is imperative that all children are being challenged at an appropriate level. Some studies show that high-ability pupils can become demotivated and frustrated when they are grouped with lower-ability students. On the other hand, if less able children are always grouped together they never have the advantage of working with good academic role models, and this can also be demoralising.” (more)