2. + Research Setting 24 students Third Grade Elementary
Classroom 11 females and 13 males 10 ESOL and 5 Target/Gifted
Students
3. + Topic/Question How does flexible grouping using
cooperative grouping strategies impact student achievement?
4. + Flexible grouping is one of the most underutilized methods
of instruction. The Struggle
5. + Why is this important? Diverse Learners Promote
Cooperation Value of Group Learning Learning from each other
Inconsistency in learning Student extension
6. + Flexible Grouping: Cooperative Not static, forever
changing Large and Small groups Cooperative Learning Mixed ability
grouping
7. + Methodology Mixed Methods- Quantitative and Qualitative
Daily Journaling Anecdotal Records Pre and Post Tests Instructional
Grouping
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. + 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. + Limitations Small group of students One classroom of
students Diverse student personalities
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