Browsing by Subject "Ryhmäytyminen"

Objectives. The purpose of this literature review was to investigate grouping and its importance in lower primary grade. The literature review focussed in particular on how grouping takes place, what factors affect grouping and what role it has in lower primary grade. The second research topic was to find out whether grouping affects school satisfaction and what impact it has on the classroom as well as on the school climate as a whole. My hypothesis is that grouping is relevant to class dynamics of a class and thus also to school satisfaction. The development of the group has previously been studied and there is literature, and my aim is to find literature on the grouping of elementary school age. This literature review is based on Bruce Tuckman's model of the group's development phases. There are hardly any studies on children's in lower primary grade, so it has also led me to choose the target group just for lower primary grade and to look at the situation more closely. Methods. The research material used was topical literature, limited to lower primary grade children and grouping in large groups. School satisfaction was limited to elementary school age, as lower primary grade schooling has never been studied. The material was collected from various works and studies as well as from current press articles. International literature was also examined. Results and conclusions. The results of the literature review proved to be that the teacher's actions had an impact on the class climate and the cgroup dynamics, and thus also on the school satisfaction. The presence of friends also added to the school's pleasure. In lower primary grade, the role of the teacher proved to be more significant than the higher classes. From this it can be concluded that grouping and presence of a teacher are important for school satisfaction in lower primary grade.