The action research conducted by Amanda Scott examines the impact of flexible grouping and cooperative strategies on third-grade student achievement. The study revealed an increase in student engagement and achievement with the implementation of flexible grouping methods, emphasizing the benefits of diverse learners collaborating. Limitations included a small sample size and the diversity of student personalities, but the findings support the continued use of these strategies in future educational settings.

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Action Research
By: Amanda Scott

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Research Setting
 24 students
 Third Grade Elementary Classroom
 11 females and 13 males
 10 ESOL and 5 Target/Gifted Students

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Topic/Question
How does flexible grouping using cooperative
grouping strategies impact student
achievement?

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Flexible grouping is one of
the most underutilized
methods of instruction.
The Struggle…

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Why is this important?
 Diverse Learners
 Promote Cooperation
 Value of Group Learning
 Learning from each other
 Inconsistency in learning
 Student extension

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Flexible Grouping: Cooperative
 Not static, forever changing
 Large and Small groups
 Cooperative Learning
 Mixed ability grouping

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Methodology
 Mixed Methods- Quantitative and Qualitative
 Daily Journaling
 Anecdotal Records
 Pre and Post Tests
 Instructional Grouping

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Results
 Increase in student achievement from pre to post-test results
 High engagement in cooperative groups
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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
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105%
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
Figure 2: Percent of Students
Engaged in Cooperative Groups

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Results
 After adjustments were made, students who were not engaged
before were more engaged after 100% of the time.
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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

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Limitations
 Small group of students
 One classroom of students
 Diverse student personalities

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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