The use of cooperative learning method in the teaching of reading comprehension : a servay of ESL teachers
<p>The study was conducted to investigate the teachers' knowledge, implementation and</p><p>reservation regarding the concept of cooperative learning in the teaching of reading comprehension.</p><p>The study aimed to find out...
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| Format: | thesis |
| Language: | eng |
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2008
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| Online Access: | https://ir.upsi.edu.my/detailsg.php?det=10471 |
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| Summary: | <p>The study was conducted to investigate the teachers' knowledge, implementation and</p><p>reservation regarding the concept of cooperative learning in the teaching of reading comprehension.</p><p>The study aimed to find out if the level of awareness was influenced by gender, academic</p><p>group, teaching experience, qualification, race and age group. It was conducted on 155 English</p><p>Language teachers from 21 schools in the District of Batang Padang. Questionnaires were distributed</p><p>to all teachers within two weeks. The Likert-type scale was extensive employed in the</p><p>questionnaires. The result of this study showed that there was no significant difference in the</p><p>awareness of secondary schools English Language teachers with respect to knowledge, implementation</p><p>and reservation regarding the use of cooperative learning in the teaching of comprehension.</p><p>Secondly, findings from the study showed no significant mean differences between the</p><p>independent variables (qualification, option/major, teaching experiences, races, age group) and</p><p>the dependent variables (knowledge, implementation and reservation) regarding the use of</p><p>cooperative learning. The T-test also showed there was no significant difference between gender</p><p>with respect to knowledge and implementation. However, there was significant difference between</p><p>gender with respect to reservation. The female teachers had more reservation than male teachers. It</p><p>is suggested that in teaching reading, comprehension through cooperative learning, teachers should</p><p>plan their lesson well. The size of the classroom and the facilities should be more practical.</p><p>Teachers need proper and condusive classrooms before implementing cooperative learning to avoid</p><p>failure of group work task and to</p><p>encourage students interaction.</p><p></p> |
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