Effect of the cooperative learning on students’ educational performance and attitude on the basis of Jigsaw puzzle pattern

Subject Areas : Research in Curriculum Planning

Fatemeh Khalvandi ¹ ( دانشگاه تربیت دبیر شهید رجایی )
Maryam Bazrafshan ² ( کارشناسی ارشد برنامه ریزی درسی دانشگاه تهران،ایران )

Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2016-09-22

Keywords: Academic Performance, Cooperative learning, jigsaw puzzle pattern, Attitude,

Abstract :

The recent research was done to consider the effect of the cooperative learning method on the students’ educational performance and attitude in Arabic language on the basis of the Jigsaw puzzle pattern in the first grade of high school. The research method was quasi- experimental and a pre-test and post-test were used for the control group. The statistical population was 24 female students in the first grade of Baharestan high school (region two). They were divided into two experimental and control groups in peer groups by cluster sampling and random assignment. To collect data, it was used two researcher- made questionnaires attitude and academic achievement tests. By using split half method, the general reliability coefficient was 0.78 for the academic achievement questionnaire and Cronbach's alpha was 0.86 for the Linkert- type attitude questionnaire. The results of covariance analysis showed the education on the basis of cooperative learning and Jigsaw puzzle pattern meaningfully increased the student’s educational performance and attitude in Arabic language. Finally, the effect of the educational plan of the cooperative learning was discussed on the student’s educational performance and attitude in Arabic language on the basis of Jigsaw puzzle pattern.

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