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Webb, Noreen M.; Baxter, Gail P.; Thompson, Laurie – Elementary School Journal, 1997
Examined fifth-grade teachers' grouping practices for hands-on science instruction. Found that teachers tended to form heterogeneous groups in relation to the composition of their classrooms, whereas students tended to form homogeneous groups with respect to gender, ethnicity, and achievement. Some classroom compositions severely constrained…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary School Science, Elementary School Students, Grade 5