In the 1950s and 1960s, grouping in the classroom was widely practiced. Then came a period in which grouping was always wrong and an injustice. Today, many educators believe that grouping can be helpful if it is used selectively and in limited and flexible ways. This is an example of what type of thinking?

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This is an example of dialectical thinking, which involves the recognition and reconciliation of opposing viewpoints or arguments. In this case, the shift from viewing classroom grouping as beneficial, to harmful, and then to potentially beneficial under certain conditions, reflects a synthesis of different perspectives.

In the 1950s and 1960s, Grouping in the Classroom Was