A BRIEF ACCOUNT ON PUPIL GROUPING STRATEGIES IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

Abstract

This review article explores the pupil grouping strategies which are based on agegrouping in primary schools in the United Kingdom.It considerstwo main strategies for grouping pupils within classroomsfrom the standpoint of the possible advantages and disadvantages experienced by younger children in a cohort.Taken into account are the chronological grouping, which is called single-age grouping as well, and the vertical grouping, also known as mixed-age groupor family grouping. Reviews on the studies of different grouping strategies of pupils that have been employed in primary schools in the UK has indicated that among the grouping strategies, within-class grouping may prove to be a the significant one. Furthermore, the most effective strategy may be within-class mixed-age, mixed-ability grouping of pupils for raising the standard of education in primary school.