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1. Study Population: The population I will be studying is my identified classroom. This is a seventh-grade general education English classroom with a diverse population of 25 students. These students represent multiple different ethnicities, genders, religions, social classes, and levels of academic achievement.

5a. Independent Variable: The independent variable I will be changing during this study will be the format of grouping students. For three days a week, students will be placed in heterogeneous groups for ten minutes. For one day, students will be placed in homogeneous groups. For one day, students will be given independent work (this can serve as the control variable). 5b. Dependent Variable: The dependent variable I will be measuring in this study is student academic achievement. This will be measured by a pre-test at the beginning of the study, as well as a short “exit ticket” at the end of each day for three weeks. Each exit ticket will have three or four questions about the information learned in class that day. Students will complete the exit ticket individually.