The Effect of Cooperative Learning Methods on Pre Service Elementary Mathematics Teachers' Academic Achievement and Retention in the Subject of Analytical Examination of the Circle

Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the effects of Student Teams Achievement Divisions (STAD) and Learning Together (LT) methods of cooperative learning model and the conventional methods on academic achievement and retention of the knowledge leraned in the subject of Analytic Examination of the Circle of candidates of primary school mathematics teaching. Quantitative research methods are used in and this study is designed according quasi-experimental to pre-test, post-test design with control group. The sampling of the study is formed by the 76 students in normal and evening education groups of 3rd grade in primary school mathematics teaching department at a state university. The achievement test formed by the researcher, module tests are used as data collection tools in the study. The study is held with 2 experimental and 1 control groups in tottally three classes. STAD method is used in the first group, LT is used in the second group, and the conevtional methods are used in the third group. Descripitve statistics, one way variance analyses (ANOVA) and LSD multiple comparison tests are used in the analyses of quantitative data. Consequently, it is seen that STAD and LT methods are more effective on academic achievement of the students and the retention of the knowledge. It is also seen that STAD is more effective on academic achievement and LT is more effective on retention.

Keywords

• Cooperative Learning Methods,Student Teams Achievement Divisions Methods,Learning Together Methods,Analytical Examination of the Circle

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