The Development of Learning Achievement Using a STAD Technique on Linked List Data Structures for Undergraduate Students

Abstract

The objectives of this research were 1) to compare the learning achievement between pre-study and post-study classes that received the STAD cooperative learning group technique on linked list data structures for undergraduate students and 2) to compare satisfaction with learning activities by using the STAD cooperative learning group technique. The purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample group which was composed of 23 students from first-year undergraduate students majoring in digital business computers, studying data structures and algorithms for business in the second semester of the academic year 2022. Research tools included a linked list data structure, an achievement test, sample exercises during class, and a questionnaire to measure student satisfaction. Statistics used in data analysis were mean, percentage, standard deviation, and the Wilcoxon Signed-Ranks test statistics. The results of the research showed that 1) the learners who studied with the STAD cooperative learning group technique had higher post-learning achievement than pre-learning, with a statistical significance level of 0.001 and 2) the students’ satisfaction with learning activities by using the STAD cooperative learning group technique on a linked list data structure was at the highest level.