An Action Research on Applying Cooperative Learning to Promote English Learners’ cooperative skills in an Elementary School

• Main Authors: HUANG, YU-HSIANG, 黃友祥
• Other Authors: SUN, MIN-CHIH
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/81640709636456481779

碩士 === 國立屏東大學 === 教育學系碩士班 === 105 === 　　In this study an action research method is introduced, as a proposal for implementing cooperative learning to 24 students from a 5th grade class in the school where the author teaches. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of cooperative learning on students’ cooperative skills and their perception of cooperative learning; moreover, this study is going to explore possible obstacles and difficulties during the in-class implementation. The method of Team Games Tournament (TGT) in cooperative learning is adopted in this study. The researcher is going to apply qualitative methods to collect data, including teaching observation, teacher’s reflective journal, interview with students and questionnaires of students’ opinions on cooperative learning. The major findings of this study are as follows: 1. This Cooperative learning instruction program could help learners promote their cooperative skills. 2. This Cooperative learning instruction program was significantly effective in improving the students’ cooperative learning performance with the intervention of various teaching approaches and adequate practice, which contributes to enhance learners’ cooperative competence. 3. According to the classroom observation, interviews and responses of students, the learners were affirmative and positive toward the effect of Cooperative learning program. 　　Based on the results, the suggestion for further research in this domain was given.