@article{article_649462, title={THE PERCEPTION OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS TOWARDS COOPERATIVE LEARNING}, journal={Journal of Advanced Education Studies}, volume={2}, pages={1–21}, year={2020}, author={Candan, Karolin and Dikilitaş, Kenan}, keywords={işbirlikçi çalışma,işbirlikçi öğrenme,grup çalışmaları}, abstract={ The aim of this study was to investigate how students and teachers perceive cooperative learning in English classes and to see if there is any perceptional difference towards it between male and female students. A survey which attempted to examine perceptions towards collaborative work was responded by 100 students. Next, interview sessions were held with the two learners who have the most negative and positive attitudes regarding the collaborative work in class. In addition, three instructors teaching English to different classrooms were interviewed on collaborative work. Data collection and analysis had bottom-up” process as the concepts or themes are built step by step. Consequently, survey results showed that there is no big perceptional difference between the male and female student groups. Also, students stated that collaborative work enabled them to negotiate and learn from each other. However, it was found that they felt worried about some off-task students while working as a group. Finally, the study revealed teachers believed collaborative work is fun, and it facilitates interaction in English lessons. }, number={1}, publisher={Tuğba YELKEN}