Grupparbetets och gruppindelningens betydelse för elevers inlärning : En studie om hur lärare använder grupparbeten för att främja elevers lärande i svenskämnet.

Sammanfattning: The purpose of this study has been to investigate how teachers in the subject Swedish in primary school use group work to promote students' learning. The questions that have been answered are which factors control how teachers choose to create study groups and what factors affect how often, when and how teachers choose to work with study groups. The work is based on material from previous research and the results from this study. The study was conducted by sending out a questionnaire with both qualitative and quantitative elements to active teachers in primary school. The results have shown that teachers have a positive view of group work but rarely use it. The study's responders highlight that lack of resources such as space and teacher resources are factors that affect how frequently group work is used. This essay also shows that previous research and the results from this study show different outcome. The result from several studies believe that homogeneous groups are what promote students’ learning, while the majority of the responders from this study mainly create heterogeneous groups where they believe in mixing knowledge levels. The study's responders believe that group activities can be used in all areas of Swedish teaching, but that it is the combination of individual and group work that promotes students' learning.