Teaching guides: grouping students well
Practical, research-based guides on group work: which groups to use, how big they should be, how to form them fairly, and how to run roles and stations. Each guide says what the evidence supports and where it is thin.
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Types of student groups, and when to use each
Pairs, trios, small groups, stations, jigsaw and whole class: what each type of student grouping is, what it is good for, and how to choose.
Why group work matters: what the research says
What decades of research say about cooperative learning and group work, why it helps, the two conditions it depends on, and what goes wrong without them.
How many students should be in a group?
The best group size depends on the task. A practical guide to pairs, threes, fours and larger groups, with the reasoning and research behind each.
How to make fair groups quickly: random, strategic or student choice?
Random groups, teacher-chosen groups, student choice and ability grouping compared: what the research says, when to use each, and a quick routine for forming fair groups in under a minute.
Flexible grouping in an inclusive classroom
How to group students flexibly so every learner belongs and is challenged: what inclusive education means, what the grouping research says, and a practical week of groupings.