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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.
Advisor: | Nilsen, Cheryl |
Commitee: | Garnes, Lori, Kana, Erik |
School: | Minot State University |
Department: | Special Education |
School Location: | United States -- North Dakota |
Source: | MAI 56/06M(E), Masters Abstracts International |
Source Type: | DISSERTATION |
Subjects: | Special education |
Keywords: | Ability groupings, Classroom groupings, Heterogeneous, Homogeneous |
Publication Number: | 10618052 |
ISBN: | 978-0-355-33365-7 |