| Autor: |
Gümüş, Oğuzhan, Buluç, Bekir |
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Educational Administration: Theory & Practice; Winter2007, Issue 49, p25-30, 6p |
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The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of cooperative learning on academic achievement of fourth grade students in primary education. An achievement test was used for assessing student's academic achievement and a questionnaire was used to collect data on the opinions of the experimental group about cooperative learning. This study employed the experimental method using pre-test and posttest design with control group. Two classrooms at fourth grade with thirty students in each were randomly assigned as control and experimental groups. Cooperative learning method was used in the experimental group and traditional method was used in the control group. The achievement test was administered to each group before and after experimentation, and the questionnaire was administered to experimental group after experimentation. Data were analyzed by using t-test to compare pre-test - post-test and control group -- experimental group differences. Results indicated that students in experimental group enjoyed learning and working in groups, students became more active in learning activities and preferred cooperative learning activities in other courses. There were no significant differences in pre-test Turkish achievement test scores between the control group and the experimental group. However, post-test Turkish achievement scores for the experimental group was significantly higher than post-test Turkish achievement scores for the control group, indicating a significant increase in Turkish achievement as result of the cooperative learning experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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