The Cooperative Learning Management by STAD Technique with Graphic Organizer to Promote Learning Achievement and Group Working Ability for Graduate Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to 1) compare learning achievement before and after cooperative learning management by STAD technique with graphic organizer, 2)compare learning achievement and score to 70 percent, and 3) study group working ability in principles of teaching specific subjects of graduate students who learning with cooperative learning management by STAD technique with graphic organizer. Cluster random sampling was used to select 21 graduate students. The research instruments consisted of 1) lesson plans which was at a high level (= 4.65, S.D.= 0.43) 2) the learning achievement test with difficulty ranging (p) from 0.33-0.60 a discriminatory ranging (r) from 0.40-0.70 and a reliability level at 0.95. and 3) group working ability test, the IOC index was 0.67-1.00. The data were analyzed in terms of means, standard deviation and dependent sample t-test and one sample t-test. The research findings were as follows:

            1) Graduate students who were taught through cooperative learning management by STAD technique with graphic organizer had higher score in posttest (= 38.05, SD= 3.94) than that in pretest (= 31.57, SD= 6.48) at .05 level of significance. 2) Ggraduate students who were taught through cooperative learning management by STAD technique with graphic organizer had score in posttest higher than test criterion score over 70 percent at .05 level of significance. And 3) Graduate students who were taught through cooperative learning management by STAD technique with graphic organizer had group working ability at the good level (= 2.90, SD= 0.10)