Principal Renfro likes to place students in groups at the beginning of the school year according to their IQ scores and keep them together for the rest of the year. Which of the following assumptions would this principal most likely cite to support this practice?
A) Intelligence is the prime determiner of academic performance.
B) Differences in intelligence cannot be changed through instruction.
C) Students learn best when grouped with their intellectual peers.
D) All of the above.

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Principal Renfro's practice of grouping students by IQ scores for the entire year suggests a belief in multiple assumptions: A) Intelligence significantly impacts academic performance, B) Intelligence levels are fixed and not easily altered by education, and C) Students achieve better outcomes when grouped with peers of similar intellectual abilities.

Principal Renfro Likes to Place Students in Groups at the Beginning