| Summary: | 碩士 === 臺北市立教育大學 === 學習與媒材設計學系課程與教學碩士班 === 101 === The purpose of this study is to explore the incorporation of cooperative learning-Jigsaw method into social studies, and describes what problems a teacher may encounter and how to solve them. The aim of this study is to understand the influences of using cooperative learning on the interactions among the teacher and students in social studies, and the impacts on students’ learning motivation. This study also attempts to learn how a teacher may improve professional growth through self reflection.
Action research was utilized in this study. The subjects of this study were 33 sixth grade students from an elementary school in New Taipei city. Data such as observation records during classes, interview notes, teaching diary, questionnaire and other related documents were collected and analyzed to answer the research questions.
The main findings of the study are as follows:
1. The use of cooperative learning strategy helps create active classroom atmosphere.
2. Cooperative learning facilitates social interaction among students and helps develop good social skills.
3. During the implementation of cooperative learning, it enhances positive interactions among teachers and students.
4. Using cooperative learning in social studies may increase students’ learning motivation and facilitate students’ active learning.
5. Combining current events into the teaching of social studies may help students develop international views and concerns about what happen around them.
6. By action research and repeating the process of constantly self-reflecting, revising strategies, and taking actions, a teacher may solve the problems in the field and enhance teaching skills.
Finally, the researcher provides recommendations for applying cooperative learning in the school. The researcher also provides some suggestions for further studies in this direction.
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