Learning Within Multigrade Classroom

In learning within multigrade classrooms it should be taken seriously into account since such schools are considered to play important role on providing access to education for all in remote, isolated and underdeveloped rural areas.     Many teachers, administrators, and parents continue to wonder whether or not learning in this kind of system has negative effects on student performance. Research evidence indicates that being a student in a multigrade classroom does not negatively affect academic performance, social relationships, or attitudes. There would be  experimental studies assessing academic achievement in single-grade and multigrade classrooms and found there to be no significant differences between them. The data clearly support the multigrade classroom as a viable and equally effective organizational alternative to single-grade instruction. The limited evidence suggests there may be significant differences depending on subject or grade level. Primarily, these studies reflect