Implementation of cooperative learning in the Center for Community Service and Continuing Education at Kuwait University

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Study reviews how cooperative learning has been implemented across various courses delivered at the Center for Community Service and Continuing Education at Kuwait University. Based on interviews with 200 university teachers, findings assess perceived effects on achievement of content knowledge, retention, and students’ attitudes. About 75% of teachers believed implementation was successful, and analysis provides recommendations to further improve the Centre’s educational standard in Kuwait University.

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Pages10

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Introduction

Purpose and scope of the study

Cooperative learning in language learning courses

Background: learning aims and education technology

Research literature on cooperative learning

Key authors and reviewed findings

Basic elements and expected learning outcomes

Australian Journal of Adult Learning Implementation of cooperative learning 265 Volume 46, Number 2, July 2006 Implementation of cooperative learning in the Center for Community Service and Continuing Education at Kuwait University Eissa M. Alansari College of Education Kuwait University The purpose of this study is to review the success of implementation of cooperative learning in various courses delivered at the Center for Community Service and Continuing Education at Kuwait University. According to recent research in the ﬁeld of social cognition, learning situations which make use of the social context often achieve superior results over individualistic experiences. Interviews with 200 university teachers conducted for the last two years showed their experience and opinions about the effects of cooperative learning in their classrooms on the achievement of content knowledge, retention and students’ attitudes toward it. The results of this study revealed that about 75% of the teachers believed that cooperative learning had been successfully implemented. The present analysis offers a series of positive ﬁndings and recommendations to improve further the educational standard of the Centre in Kuwait University. Introduction Cooperative learning is an adopted instructional strategy which promotes student learning and academic achievement across the curriculum. It has been used successfully to promote learning achievement in cooperative writing, problem-solving in technological studies and comprehension in reading. It promotes socialisation and positive interaction making students consistently more cooperative and helpful. Several speciﬁc cooperative learning experiences were introduced into one of two sections of a language learning course. For the ﬁve topics in which these techniques were utilised, student comprehension was compared with that of students in the second section of the same course which did not apply this methodology. Higher scores were earned by the students who utilised cooperative techniques when studying all ﬁve of the topics. Both practically and statistically higher results were obtained in three of the ﬁve topics by those who were exposed to cooperative methods. The present study therefore aims to determine whether the relationship between cooperative learning orientation and achievement remained in new methodology courses in which groups were to fulﬁl main course requirements. Recent educational research has been conducted regardless of some facts, such as: the overwhelming majority of graduate students in colleges of education are required to enrol in at least one research methodology course as a necessary component of their degree programs; the majority of students ﬁnd these courses the most difﬁcult in their programs of study; and recently, there has been an increase in the number of research methodology instructors who use cooperative learning techniques in their classes (Onwuegbuzie & DaRos 1999) . Improving learning is a consistent goal in teaching professionals. Research suggests that learning styles play an important role in new 266 Eissa M.Alansari Implementation of cooperative learning 267 methodology classes. Thus, graduate students who prefer to learn in cooperative learning groups in most cases perform better than do their peers in more individualistic orientations (Onwuegbuzie 2001) . The educational technology is a process shifting from instruction to learning and construction. Cooperative learning is among these process technologies. Several times the Ministry of Education has vowed to introduce an innovative program that would raise the educational standard in the State of Kuwait. Efforts have been concentrated in three main directions: • improving classroom management style of learning in small, nuclear groups • working towards obtaining a better social and physical environment • introducing new, and upgrading previous, educational facilities in classrooms.

FAQs

What is the purpose of this study?

It reviews the success of implementing cooperative learning in multiple courses delivered at the Center for Community Service and Continuing Education at Kuwait University.

How was evidence collected for the study?

Interviews were conducted with 200 university teachers during the previous two years to gather their experiences and opinions about cooperative learning’s effects.

What were the main results regarding cooperative learning implementation?

About 75% of teachers believed cooperative learning had been successfully implemented, and higher student outcomes were reported in course topics where cooperative methods were used.

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