1. 1. + Action Research By: Amanda Scott
2. 2. + Research Setting 24 students Third Grade Elementary Classroom 11 females and 13 males 10 ESOL and 5 Target/Gifted Students
3. 3. + Topic/Question How does flexible grouping using cooperative grouping strategies impact student achievement?
4. 4. + Flexible grouping is one of the most underutilized methods of instruction. The Struggle
5. 5. + Why is this important? Diverse Learners Promote Cooperation Value of Group Learning Learning from each other Inconsistency in learning Student extension
6. 6. + Flexible Grouping: Cooperative Not static, forever changing Large and Small groups Cooperative Learning Mixed ability grouping
7. 7. + Methodology Mixed Methods- Quantitative and Qualitative Daily Journaling Anecdotal Records Pre and Post Tests Instructional Grouping
8. 8. + Results Increase in student achievement from pre to post-test results High engagement in cooperative groups 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Figure 1: Percentages of Students who were Scored with a Succesful Score of 3 Scores on Pre-Test Scores on Post-Test 85% 90% 95% 100% 105% Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Figure 2: Percent of Students Engaged in Cooperative Groups
9. 9. + Results After adjustments were made, students who were not engaged before were more engaged after 100% of the time. 0 1 2 3 4 Student 1 Student 2 Student 3 Student 4 Student 5 Student 6 Figure 3: Non-engaged student ratings Students engagement after adjustments made Rating of students when not engaged
10. 10. + Limitations Small group of students One classroom of students Diverse student personalities
11. 11. + Furthering my education I plan to continue to use cooperative grouping as a strategy of flexible grouping in my classroom for future years. Pre and Post data will be collected weekly Constantly changing groups will be vital in my flexible grouping strategy of cooperative grouping