Effect of Co-Operative Learning Techniques on Students’ Academic Achievement at Secondary Level

Abstract

The study was experimental in nature. The purpose of the study was to identify the effect of cooperative learning on students’ academic achievement at Secondary School level in Govt. Girls Centennial Model School Bannu. Four hundred 10th Class students of Govt. Girls Centennial Model School Bannu were the population of the study and among these 400 students, 100 students were taken as samples which were divided into two strata i.e. 50 students as control group and 50 students as an experimental group respectively. The control group students have been taught English by using traditional method while the experimental group students have been taught by using co-operative learning technique. An achievement test was used to collect data easily. Data was analyzed through Means, Std. Deviation and t-test. The results of the study showed that there is a significant difference between the Means of performances of experimental and control groups on the achievement test for the benefits of experimental group at 0.05 levels.

Keywords: Co-operative Learning, Traditional Method, 10th Class students, Academic Achievement, Control & Experimental Groups.