Evaluating the management of multi-grade elementary school classrooms from the perspective of educational leaders

The purpose of this study is to investigate the management of multi-grade of elementary school from the perspective of educational leaders in the cities of Nayr and Sarein in the 2017-18 academic year. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive based on survey method. The statistical population consists of 9 educational leaders and teachers of multi-grade classes of 91 people. The statistical sample size of 74 people was selected using Morgan table and tested by simple random method. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect information, the validity and reliability of which were calculated. To analyze the data, one-sample t-test and Friedman ranking test was used, which was performed based on SPSS 22 statistical software. The results of the analysis of how to manage multigrade classrooms in elementary school showed that the problems of teachers in managing multigrade classrooms are from medium to high. Successful factors in improving the management of multi-grade classrooms by teachers, clear and explicit instructions from teachers in the classroom have the highest statistical average, and monitoring of all students in multi-grade classrooms has the lowest priority. As a result, it is suggested that educational leaders in multi-grade classrooms of rural schools provide guidance on the effectiveness of these classes in order to solve the problems of teachers in the management of multi-grade classrooms.