The Effects of Cooperative Learning on Social Skills for a Lower Grader with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Elementary School:An Action Research Study

• Main Authors: HUANG,YIN-WEi, 黃尹薇
• Other Authors: TSAI,SHIN-PING
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2019
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/dyxs95

碩士 === 國立臺北教育大學 === 課程與教學研究所 === 107 === The purpose of the study is to discuss the effects of the cooperative learning approach on a child with mild autism spectrum disorder (ASD) towards his social skills on interacting with peers, and the acceptance of the child with ASD in the social group. This study adopted an action research method, and the participant was a child with ASD in the researcher’s second grade class. The researcher applied Team-Game-Tournament in the mathematics curriculum which consists of four parts of cooperative learning and each session was recorded accordingly. In addition, a follow up interview was conducted with the people that interacted with the child with ASD. Data were collected from the classroom observation form, social skills rating scale, and the follow up interview to determine if the student’s social skills, as well as on peer acceptance, increase after the implementation of cooperative learning in the classroom. The results of the study as below: 1. The social skills of the child with ASD enhanced after the implementation of Cooperative Learning. 2. The peer acceptance of the child with ASD increased after the implementation of Cooperative Learning. 3. The teacher gained the professional knowledge and teaching skills through reflection during this action research. Based on the results and conclusions in this study, suggestions were provided for practitioners and researchers in the future.