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Teachers organise students according to the nature of the teaching and learning experience and students’ learning needs. The grouping of students should be flexible within the day and/or within lessons.
Students are organised/grouped for:
Whole class instruction may be used for modelling new facts, concepts, strategies or procedures, for giving instructions before group work, for playing games, and for reinforcing prior learning.
Small group instruction is used according to the planned learning experience. Homogeneous groups may be used for guided practice and independent practice at a specified level, while heterogeneous groups may be used for problem solving and exploring concepts (eg exploring the concept of length in an informal way).
Individual instruction is sometimes necessary for a student to learn and acquire facts, concepts, strategies and procedures. Individual instruction may also be necessary to provide additional modelling of facts, concepts, strategies and procedures.
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