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EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING APPROACH ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND MOTIVATION AT SECONDARY LEVEL

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).49      10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).49      Published : Mar 1

Effect of Cooperative Learning Approach on Students' Academic Achievement and Motivation at Secondary level

Abstract

    This study discovers the effect of cooperative learning (CL) on students’ achievement and motivation toward computer science at secondary level. Nonequivalent control group design of Quasi-Experimental Research method was used. Two intact groups i.e. thirty students each, were selected as the sample of the study. Students Team Achievement Division (STAD) method of CL was applied on the experimental group while traditional method (lecture) of teaching was used for control group. Pre-test and post-test were conducted respectively by using teacher made test in computer science. Students’ Motivation toward Computer Science Learning (SMTSL) scale was adapted to explore student’s motivation toward computer science. This study significantly indicates that the posttest motivation and achievement scores of students were better than the pretest motivation and achievement scores toward computer science learning. The study promotes CL approach for computer science learning, and intervention should be given for a long time period to observe its effectiveness.

    Cooperative Learning, Students’ Achievement, Students’ Motivation, Students Team Achievement Division (STAD)

    (1) Aroona Hashmi
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Mubushra Khalid
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Tariq Hussain
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Education and Research, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Hashmi, Aroona, Mubushra Khalid, and Tariq Hussain. 2020. "Effect of Cooperative Learning Approach on Students' Academic Achievement and Motivation at Secondary level." Global Social Sciences Review, V (I): 479-489 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).49

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    HARVARD : HASHMI, A., KHALID, M. & HUSSAIN, T. 2020. Effect of Cooperative Learning Approach on Students' Academic Achievement and Motivation at Secondary level. Global Social Sciences Review, V, 479-489.

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    TURABIAN : Hashmi, Aroona, Mubushra Khalid, and Tariq Hussain. "Effect of Cooperative Learning Approach on Students' Academic Achievement and Motivation at Secondary level." Global Social Sciences Review V, no. I (2020): 479-489. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-I).49