Table of Contents:
  • 1. Can the grouping of children in classrooms affect their learning; an introduction to social pedagogy
  • 2. Groups and classrooms
  • 3. The SPRinG Project: the intervention programme and the evaluation methods
  • 4. SPRinG at key stage 1: effective group work with young children
  • 5. Improving the effectiveness of collaborative group work at KS2: effects on pupil attainment, classroom behaviour and attitudes
  • 6. ScotSPRinG: the effects of group work in Scottish primary schools on attainment, interaction and classroom relationships
  • 7. Teachers' experiences of implementing the SPRinG programme in schools
  • 8. Conclusions: the contribution of SPRinG to knowledge about collaborative group work.