Hailu, Alemu (Phd)Andargie, Abebaw2020-10-202023-12-052020-10-202023-12-052011-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/22863The study sought to describe and compare high and low academic achiever students' attitude towards group work, It has used samples of grade 12 students from Belay Zeleke preparatory school. Sixty sample students were selected from ten sections through purposive sampling technique so that there were thi rty high achiever and thirty low achiever students for this study. ' To achieve the intended goal, the study has used descripti ve-comparative study design and qualitative & quantitative data gathering methods. Kouros & Abrami's (2006) questionnaire was employed with important modifications. The modified self-report questionnaire with 29- items administered to all sample students. In addition, interview was used with 10 high and low achiever learners. Data obtai ned through the questionnaire were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version-l3. The descriptive stati stics such as mean values, standard deviations, and Independent T-test were considered in the di scussion. During the di scussion, data obtained through the self report questionnaire were deeply analyzed together with the data obtained through interview. Results of the study revealed that both group of high and low achiever students have a favorable attitude towards group work and no significant difference was found in their attitude. Based on the data gained it is concluded that academic achievement level does not play any significant role in differentiating learners' attitude towards group work. Since the students do not vary in terms of their group work attitude based on the level of their achievement, it is recommended that teachers of English should incorporate group work activities in their teaching strategies by taking all necessary preparations. Students must also provide input in designing group work like group size, group composition, the time needed, and other related things.en-UScompare high and low academic achiever students' attitude towards group workThesis