Assessing the Strategies of Cooperative Learning: Towards Proposed Strategies in Teaching Filipino for Grades 1 -6Mary

Abstract

The objective of this research is to find out the strategies of Cooperative Learning used byteachers in teaching Filipino for Grades 1 –6 as well as the frequency and the reasons why they are using them. Descriptive method was used in this study. Forty-seven Filipino teachers of Grades 1 –6 from 4 private schools of EDSOR were the respondents.It was found out that more than half of the respondents are using strategies such as Think-Pair-Share, Role Playing, Charade, Brainstorming, Skit, Paggawa ng Larawan, Committee, Think-Write-Pair-Share, Group Roles, Group Communal Writing, Mix and Match, One Minute Paper, Dugtungang Pagkukuwento, Gallery Walk, Reader’s Theater, Roundtable, Peer Tutoring, Jigsaw, Critiquing Session, Majority Rule Decision Making, Consensus Decision, Think-Pair-Square, Three-Steps-Interview, Number-Heads-Together, Four Corners, Reaction Sheets and Rally Robin. Role-playing was often used, which shows the interest of Filipino in acting. Strategies that are commonly used are the ones that help the students to be more interested and active while formal strategy are the ones rarely used. The researcher proposed strategies through a manual entitled Mga Mungkahing Estratehiyang Kooperatibo Tungo sa Maka-Pilipinong Pagkatuto. Suggestions given are the following: additional time for Filipino classes from Grades 1 –6, demonstration lessons using uncommon and rarely used strategies, regular class observations to teachers and use of cooperative learning strategies through games to be more enjoyable for the students.