DATA-COLLECTION INSTRUMENT FOR THE COOPERATIVE LEARNING METHOD

DATA-COLLECTION INSTRUMENT FOR THE COOPERATIVE LEARNING METHOD

Literature Review

Cooperative learning plays a crucial role in a student’s academic success. This success can be attributed to the fact that there is a sharing of resources and students encourage each other to put more efforts so that group goals can be met members (Karali & Aydemir, 2018). Therefore, cooperative learning technique is the most used pedagogy over recent years. Other than the cooperative learning environment, there exists another learning environment known as the conventional competitive environment. The research has revealed that the competitive environment is not effective as compared to collaboration. Collaborations create a community that enable students to receive and provide help to other members.

On the contrary to the competitive environment, cooperative learning is non-competitive, therefore creating mutual trust and hustle-free relationship among group members (Karali & Aydemir, 2018). To determine the impact of cooperative learning, research was carried out in some secondary schools in Natore, Bangladesh. There was a need for conducting this research since secondary students failed the mathematics subject terribly members (Karali & Aydemir, 2018). The study revealed that students’ failed as a result of inefficient teaching methods that were used to teach mathematics, such as conventional teaching technique. Following these developments, another research was conducted to determine the effectiveness of cooperative learning method members (Karali & Aydemir, 2018).

Intended Participants

The intended participants for this research are elementary school students. The total of 40 students will take part in the study. These students will be divided into two groups namely; test and control groups. The control groups would be exposed to cooperative learning method to determine its effectiveness.

Purpose

            The research aims to determine effectiveness of cooperative learning technique on academic achievement and attitude of students in mathematics.

Type of Data

            Mixed research method to be used; therefore, involving both quantitative and qualitative data.

Design of Data-Collection Instrument

Section 1: Directions

Kindly tick an appropriate answer for the questions below. Provide an explanation where necessary.

1. Gender

Male

Female

2. Your attitude towards mathematics

Negative

Positive

I don’t know

3. Please provide a brief explanation for the answer provided in question 2 above.

4. Do you have any knowledge about cooperative learning method?

Yes

No

Section B:

Directions

Kindly fill the following questions and tick where necessary.

5. On a scale ranging from 1-10. Rate the effectiveness of cooperative learning technique.

6. Provide at least one benefit of working in small groups.

7. Does discussion help you to put in more effort in mathematics?

8. Do you agree with the following statement?

Cooperative learning is a non-competitive method.

Yes

No

ALL RESPONDENTS

We appreciate for your responses and cooperation. Please write any comment below.

Thank you.

Ethical Issues

• Data confidentiality. The data that is provided by the participants need to be kept confidential. I would hand this issue by ensuring that provided information has not been shared to any third parties.
• Informed consent. The participants should be have an understanding of the research. I would handle this issue by ensuring that I’ve explained the purpose of the study to the students and all other parties involved before filling the questionnaire.

References

Karali, Y., & Aydemir, H. (2018). The Effect of Cooperative Learning on the Academic

Achievement and Attitude of Students in Mathematics Class. Educational Research and Reviews, 13(21), 712-722.