Ditching Ability Groups - Maths Cafe

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This is a very interesting article entitled - " How Ditching your use of ability groups can increase students' motivation and learning. Welcome to the Maths Cafe.

By Jo Lewis

Thanks Pohutukawa Team for the article.

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