“…Although multi-grade classes are seen by many as inferior to single-grade classes, student achievements and social skills are comparable in both types of classes (Gutié rrez & Slavin, 1992;Hattie, 2002;Kuhl et al, 2013;Pratt, 1986;Quail & Smyth, 2014;Veenman, 1995). In their research, Ong, Allison, and Haladyna (2000) reported better results for grade 3 students in multi-grade classrooms for reading, writing and mathematics than for those in singlegrade classes.…”