The investigation of learning effect through cooperative learning - taking linear equation with one unknown variable as an example

• Main Authors: Chen, Li-chu, 陳麗珠
• Other Authors: Shieh, Bih-Sheue
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/8ynkst

碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 應用數學系碩士班 === 103 === The main purpose of this study which is taking linear equation of one variable as a subject was to investigate the effects of two different teaching ways: cooperative -learning and general -teaching on solving linear equation with one unknown variable and applied problems. A quasi-experimental design was adopted as the methodology. The object of study was targeted to fifty-four junior high eighth graders of two classes in Tainan City. The two classes are divided into the experimental group and the control group. One class carried on the cooperative learning method for the experimental class, and the other class carried on traditional teaching. The instructional design for this study was investigate the efforts of the cooperative learning approach of Student Teams Achievement Division (STAD) on the mathematics studies academic achievement. The mathematics textboook (volume 3) of junior high school published by Nan-E were used as the teaching materials. The math scores of the first monthly exam at first semester for first grate were used as a pre-test. The pre-test implemented and attitude toward the performance in studying Mathematics before the teaching experiment was used to understand students’ entry behavior, and thereference data by which experimental class was divided into groups. Post-test implemented after the teaching experiment was used to understand students’ attitude towards mathematics learning, their learning effect and retention. Furthermore, the influence in their learning when students accepted different teaching ways was investigated. The major findings of the study were as follows: 1. The cooperative learning can upgrade the learning efficiency for the junior high eighth graders in the learning topic of linear equation of one variable. 2. The cooperative learning is helping for learning effectiveness and retention. 3. The cooperative learning can increase the mathematic interest in class.