We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contraiy, both their knowledge and experience are enricheD.We feel that there are many disadvantages in dividing pupils into different groups. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright chilD.After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade! Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.
In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups; this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with personal problems as well as how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teacher.
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs5 sometimes they work on individual tasks and assignments, and they can do this at their own speeD.They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriatE.We encourage our pupils to use the libraiy, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this effectively. An advanced pupil can do advanced work; it does not matter how old the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.
The phrase “held back” in Line 1 means being ____________
A.forced to study hard
B.stopped from making progress
C.unwilling to study hard
D.pushed to make great progress
The writer, s attitude towards “mixed-ability teaching” is____________A.approving
B.negative
C.critical
D.indifferent
According to the writer, the main concern of a teacher should be the development of the students____________ .A.social skills
B.total personality
C.personal qualities
D.intellectual ability
Which of the following is NOT MENTIONED in the third paragraph?A.Pupils can learn how to be capable organizers.
B.Pupils can learn how to work together with others.
C.Pupils can learn how to participate in teaching activities.
D.Pupils can learn how to develop their reasoning abilities.
This passage aims to____________ .A.offer advice on the effective use of the library
B.emphasize tiie importance of teaching the skills.
C.discuss pair work and group work for classroom activities
D.argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class
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