Lecture/Notes prepared byZulfiqar Behanfor class ADE GECE Lyari Karachi date 26 October 2017

1. Multi- grade Classes
Lecture/Notes prepared by
Zulfiqar Behan
for class ADE
GECE Lyari Karachi

2. What is Multigrade Classes?
o A multi-grade classroom refers to a class
that has two or more grade level of
children in one classroom.
o Multigrade classes also called A Multi-
Age Group. Multi-age is a term commonly
used today to describe mixed-age
groups.
o The meaning of multi-age is “Use multi-
age to mean two or more grade levels
that have been intentionally blended
together to improve learning".

3. Multi-age grouping may be implemented for
institutional or pedagogical reasons by the
administration of the school, but the outcome is that
students are able to interact across age groups and
have long-term relationships with other students and
teachers. In a multi- age middle school program
students from more than one grade level learn side
by side. The oldest students eventually move on and
are replaced by a new group of younger students
each year.

4. Why Multigrade Class Exists?
1.Multigrade classes were organized
as a matter of necessities for
remote areasb where the number of
children enrolled could not meet the
required number to organize a single grade
class and assign the necessary teacher fro
each class.
2.Distance of the barrio and the small
number of students for each class
3.Shortage of funds teachers and school
buildings

5. Roles of Teacher in MultiGrade Class
• As a teacher
• As a facilitator
• As a planner
• As an evaluator
• As a material designer
• As an action researcher
• As contact with the community

6. Advantages and Challenges of
Multigrade Teaching
Advantages for LEARNERS:
• Maximum social interaction between
peers
• Cooperative learning is predominant
• Will learn to be independent, self-
directed learners and can learn to be
more resourceful.
• Prepared for rea life.
• Can learn to assume leading and
supporting role as needed in diff work
situations.
• Stigma associated with failure an
repetition is removed.
• Girls who are expected to stay
home will have more chances to
go to school since schools are
located within the community.
• Students can attain higher
achievement levels especially in
math, science and language.

7. Challenges for LEARNERS:
• Requires more discipline, greater
concentration and more focus in order
to benefit from effective strategies
• Less reliance on direct supervision by
teacher
• Requires more initiative and
resourcesfful to function effectively
• May receive less individual attention
from a less experienced teacher

8. Advantages for TEACHERS
can make the most of inter-age, multilevel
situation to facilitate learning process
•Can get to know students more and
carefully assess their needs and adopt
appropriate teaching strategies
•Can innovate and experiment with
different age groups and deal wit
curriculum content across subject areas.
•Shares responsibility for facilitating
learning with pupils, parents, other
community members.
•More opportunities for activity-centered,
experience-based approaches rather than
whole group, lecture/drill/rote methods of
teaching

9. Basic Principles
1. Children are unique.
2. Children can learn best from
experience
3. Children can and do learn well from
one another
4. The role of teacher
5. The implementation of the
curriculum must consider the varied
abilities, levels and interests within
particular group.
6. The evaluation of educational
program
7. Inter-aging or the combination of
children of different ages is more
respectful of individual needs of
learners and reflects real life.

10. Basic Principles
1. Children are unique.
2. Children can learn best from
experience
3. Children can and do learn well from
one another
4. The role of teacher
5. The implementation of the
curriculum must consider the varied
abilities, levels and interests within
particular group.
6. The evaluation of educational
program
7. Inter-aging or the combination of
children of different ages is more
respectful of individual needs of
learners and reflects real life.