Browsing by Author "Nygård, Nora"

This research’s purpose is to find out what four different class teachers are thinking about grouping in school classes and how important does the teachers see the grouping. Grouping is relevant part of class teacher’s job. This research started when I started to think why there is so big difference in behaviour in school classes. I started to think could it be about doing or not to do grouping in school class. That is the reason why I wanted to find out how class teachers which have experience about grouping sees importance of grouping This research is about four class teacher’s thoughts about grouping. I interviewed these teachers because they wanted to participate this research which was about grouping. This research was a case study research. My research’s meaning was to focus in four different class teacher’s thoughts about grouping in school class. I collected the data by interviewing these teachers. I analysed the data and made themes from it. The teachers who participated the research thought that grouping is very important thing in schools. They think that grouping effects on how students feel about themselves in school and as part of a group. The teachers used quite similar methods on grouping and they thought that grouping is more than students just getting to know each others. Grouping is large phenomenon, which effects on students but also to whole school and students free time also. Grouping requires a lot from teacher but when it is done well it makes the teachers job a little easier.