Impact of Group Arrangement on Academic Performance in Science and Social Studies
Date of Award
Winter 12-19-2019
Document Type
Project (696 or 796 registration)
Degree Name
Master of Science in Curriculum & Instruction
Department
Graduate Studies
Committee Chair
Erin Gillett
Keywords
academic performance, group arrangement, science, social studies, middle school
Abstract
This 2019 study focuses on the impact that group arrangement has on the academic performance of middle school students. Our focus is on whether or not gender grouping plays a significant role in the outcome of student scores on achievement tests. Students were assessed four times in both science and social studies. There were two assessments for each group configuration, either same sex groupings, or mixed gender groups. The research took place in a North Dakota school, specifically seventy six 6th grade students who are shared between the same science and social studies teachers. The data and results determined that academically, group arrangement does not play a significant role in the success of the student. We found that the difference was less than two percentage points in the average achievement tests of students in either group arrangement. We did find that other factors within the group arrangements played more significant roles in the success of the students such as classroom participation, behaviors, and engagement.
Recommended Citation
Umland, Brooke and Scott, Candace, "Impact of Group Arrangement on Academic Performance in Science and Social Studies" (2019). Dissertations, Theses, and Projects. 255.
https://red.mnstate.edu/thesis/255