How to Make Flexible, Data-Informed Student Groups
Don’t let behavior or ability levels determine your student groups! Here’s a five-step process for flexible, data-informed student grouping. Would you believe that, according to teachers, behavior is the most important factor when it comes to grouping students? There are several reasons to group students, and, recent research suggests that there are benefits to creating student groups. The teacher can tailor them to optimize learning and use grouping students to address varied: learning needs; abilities; and interests. Let’s dig into this a bit more.