Cooperative Learning Strategies: A Toolto Improve Students' Achievementin English

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Teaching English is no easy feat. Teachers must employ varied effective strategies that can motivate students to learn the subject. There are many teaching methods used by teachers around the world but researchers claim that cooperative learning is gaining popularity because of its positive effect.

METHODS

The descriptive method of research was employed in this study. It was conducted in Alicia Integrated School with 18 teachers.

RESULTS

The results indicated that respondents were most of their late 20's, female, iloco, married, and had been teaching for 6 years and only a few of them attended seminars.The teachers found listening and speaking as effective strategies while very effective for reading, writing and viewing; very much agree on advantages and disadvantages; and always foll0w the activities in pre, during and post implementation activities of cooperative learning. The sex influenced bottoms-up strategy in listening, recognizing script in speaking, unlocking of vocabularies in reading, KWL chart technique, and parody strategies in writing; age influenced pop reading technique while civil status influenced coordinated task and number of years in teaching influenced the used of outer and inner circle strategies in speaking and jingle writing.

DISCUSSIONS

Based on the result, all teachers teaching English should be sent to training on the use of cooperative and communicative language learning. Listening and speaking in cooperative learning should be improved by English teachers to develop holistic skills in cooperative teaching and learning. The English teachers should document the effectiveness of cooperative learning and teaching through the conduct of action research that will help in enhancing skills on the use of cooperative teaching.