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Grouping Students by Ability| Homogeneous versus Heterogeneous Classrooms

<p> The primary purpose of this examination was to determine attitude s regarding homogeneously grouped students from a focus group of teachers. Do they think that students benefit sufficiently from a homogenously grouped educational setting? Homogeneous grouping assembles students with similar abilities together, wh ereas heterogeneous grouping assembles a mixture of student ability levels within the same classroom. Proponents of both grouping styles confirm the benefits of their preferred style; however each has its own limitations. Those in fa vor of homogeneous grou ping suggest it creates an atmosphere where students feel comfortable with like-minded students, allowing the teacher to reach the student better and students to achieve more success. Those who favor heterogeneous grouping suggest a mixed setting of studen ts creates an environment in which students are pushed to perform to the best of th eir capability. This study delve d into the experiences, opinions, and attitudes of teachers who instruct in homogeneous classrooms as well as examining the field research of other scholars, showing that homogeneous grouping s broken into smaller heterogeneous groups favor ed the most.</p><p>

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:PROQUEST/oai:pqdtoai.proquest.com:10618052
Date26 September 2017
CreatorsPare, Diane
PublisherMinot State University
Source SetsProQuest.com
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
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