The Development of Learning Achievement in Topic of Equation by Using Cooperative Learning Technique Based on Team-Game-Tournament for the 8th Grade Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) compare learning achievement before and after learning of the 8th grade students by using the cooperative learning technique based on the team-game-tournaments in topic of equation, and 2) study the attitude towards the cooperative learning technique based on the team-game-tournaments in topic of equation. The sample were 30 students studying in the 8th grade at the Donkhaow Secondary School, Pakse, Champasak, Lao PDR who obtained by the simple random sampling which the classroom was the sampling unit. This research plan was a quasi-experimental research. The duration of the experiment was 12 hours. The research instruments were 1) 12 cooperative learning management plans based on team-game-tournament in topic of equation for 8th grade students, 2) mathematical learning achievement test in topic of equation for 8th grade students which had 30 questions, each question composing of 4 choices. The test had difficulty indexes from 0.33 to 0.73, discrimination indexes from 0.33 to 0.87, and reliability equal to 0.72, and 3) the 18 questions questionnaires with five rating scales The statistics used for analyze data were mean, standard deviation, and dependent t-test. The research findings were as follows. 1. The development result of learning achievement in the topic of equation by using the cooperative learning technique based on the team-game-tournaments for the 8th grade students at the Donkhaow Secondary School, Pakse district, Champasak province, Laos PDR indicated that the score of the learning achievement after using the cooperative learning technique based on the team-game-tournaments was higher than before using the technique with a statistical significance of .05. 2. The results of average attitudes toward learning with cooperative learning technique based on team-game-tournaments in the topic of equation was at a high level ( = 3.91, S = 0.72).