EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING METHOD ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE

Authors : Adnan CETIN, Adem AKKUS

Pages : 1-6

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Publication Date : 2016-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :A i m o f t h is s t u d y is to a n a l y ze e f f e c t o f j i g s a w m e t h o d a n d to d e c i d e i t s e f f e c ti v e n ess o n s t u d e n t s ’ a c a d e m ic a c h ie v e m e n t. F o r t h at p u rpo s e s t u d e n t s w h o a r e s t u d y i n g at el e m e n ta r y s c ie n ce e d u c a t i o n pro g r am a r e d i s tri b u ted i n t o t w o g ro u p s t h r o u g h tr u e e x p e r i m e n tal d e s i g n . Fact or s t h r e a t en t h e i n te r n al v ali d i t y a r e eit h er el i m i n a ted o r r e d u c e d to m i n i m u m v a l u e. Data a n a l y s i s o f d i s tri b u ti o n s , p a r a m et r ic a n d n o n - p a r a m et r ic tes t s a r e do n e to a n s w er r es e a r ch q u es t i o n . F u r t h er a n a l y s es a r e also do n e to i n v est i g a t e g e n d er f a c t o r in t h e s t u d y . R e s e ar ch r e v e a led t h a t c oop e r ati v e lea r n i n g m e t h o d d id n o t h a v e e ff e c t o n i n c r e a s i n g s t u d e n ts ’ a c a d e m ic t h e or etic a l kn o w le d g e a ch i e v e m e n t. I t is a l s o r e v e a led b y t h e s t u d y g e n d er h a s n o e f f e c t o n a c a d e m ic a c h ie v e m e n t. H o w e v er it is also c o n cl u d ed t h a t r esea r ch it s e l f r e v e a ls i m por ta n ce o f esta b li s h i n g m e an i n g b e t w e e n e x p e r i m e n t s es s i o n s a n d a c a d e m ic r elati on sh ip f o r t h e s t u d e n t s .
Keywords : cooperative learning, jigsaw, students, teaching, instruction