Impact of Using Cooperative Learning Strategy in the Performance of Grade 4 Pupils

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Cooperative Learning is an educational approach that aims to organize classroom activities into academic and social learning experiences. It is a successful teaching strategy in which small teams; each with the students of different ability levels, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. In cooperative learning, students must work in a group to complete the task collectively towards academic goals.

METHODS

The purpose of the study is to determine the impact of cooperative learning on the performance of Grade 4 pupils. To serve this purpose, the descriptive survey method is utilized in order to determine the impact of cooperative learning on the performance of pupils. This study was conducted at Nasugbu West Central School which includes 50 teachers as the respondents. The researcher utilized the purposive sampling in choosing the subjects of their study.

RESULTS

The subjects of the study grade 4 pupils who practice cooperative learning during their activities in English, the results showed that: 1) Most of the pupils were failed in their performance in the English test. 2) The respondents rated "very much effective" that cooperative learning strategy helped to develop pupils' learning skills, attitudes toward the subject, comprehension, and analysis, achievement level, skills and performance, and verbal interaction. 3) A proposed action plan was designed by the researcher to enhance the use of a cooperative learning approach thus improve pupils' English skills and teachers' professional competence for excellent English instructions.

DISCUSSIONS

The results demonstrate the need for utilizing cooperative learning as one of the pedagogical strategies in facilitating learning in English. Learner-driven motivation and understanding of the different English concepts can achieve effectively using the cooperative learning strategy. Implementation of the designed action plan can help teachers to promote cooperative learning strategy in teaching lessons from different subjects.