EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING ON COGNITIVE ENGAGEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Authors

  • Riffat Ahmad The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan
  • Muhammad Anwer University of Education Lahore Pakistan
  • Shumaila Rasheed The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v4i03.765

Abstract

Cooperative learning is a strategy to teach students by adopting different teaching methods. It affects different aspects of students learning process. Cognitive engagement is one of the most important aspects of students learning process which is greatly affected by this strategy. This study finds the effect of this strategy on cognitive engagement of the secondary school students. It was an experimental study in nature. 50 students of 10th class were selected as the sample of the study by using convenient sampling. Control group was comprised of twenty-five (25) students. Experimental group was also comprised of twenty-five (25) students. Team Assisted Individualization (TAI) method of cooperative learning and traditional method were used to teach the students of experimental group and control group respectively. This experiment was lasted for six weeks. Pretest and posttest control group design was used. The cognitive engagement scale developed by Kong Wong and Lam (2003) was employed. Independent Sample t-test was used to make analysis of the collected data. This study claimed that cooperative learning had significant effect on cognitive engagement. Experimental group learnt significantly higher than control group.

Keywords: Cooperative learning, engagement, cognitive engagement

Author Biographies

  • Riffat Ahmad, The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan

    Ph.D Scholar

     

  • Muhammad Anwer, University of Education Lahore Pakistan

    Associate Professor

     

     

  • Shumaila Rasheed, The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan

    Ph.D Scholar

     

Additional Files

Published

2022-09-30

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 03 (2022): Pakistan Journal of Social Research PJSR

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING ON COGNITIVE ENGAGEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 4, no. 03, pp. 756–762, Sep. 2022, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v4i03.765.