The effect of cooperative learning on primary-elementary pre-service teachers’ academic achievement in Turkey: A systematic review

Authors : Nevin Avcı, Meral Aksu

Pages : 122-141

Doi:10.24289/ijsser.512133

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Publication Date : 2019-04-01

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study is to depict the effect of Cooperative Learning insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CL); on primary-elementary pre-service teachers’ academic achievement in Turkey in a systematic review. With respect to this aim, as Turkey adopted Constructivism in education in 2005 which is the major theory underlying CL, as a time span the search was confined to the literature between 2005 and 2018. Major search data bases scanned were ULAKBİM, ERIC, Metulib, MetUnique, J-STOR, Google Scholar, EPÖDER and DergiPark, tezYÖK insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(national database for accessing theses); . As a result of this search, based on pre-determined criteria, twelve insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(13); studies are included into the review. The themes emerging are as insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(a); comparison of cooperative learning insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CL); with traditional methods insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TMs);, insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(b); comparison of different methods of CL, insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(d); Jigsaw as a CL method. As a result of the review, CL is found to have a significant effect on primary-elementary pre-service teachers’ academic achievement in Turkey.
Keywords : Cooperative learning, Academic achievement, Primary elementary pre service teachers, Systematic review