Impact of Cooperative Learning Strategy on Students’ Academic Productivity
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.54536/jse.v1i1.1506Keywords:
Academic Productivity, Cooperative Learning, Learning StrategyAbstract
This quantitative study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of cooperative learning on the academic productivity of BSED students. This descriptive correlational quantitative study sought to answer if there is a significant relationship between the cooperative learning of BSED students towards their academic productivity. This involved 30 BSED students as respondents, at University of Mindanao- Tagum College. Over a period of four weeks, the researcher conducted the study among randomly selected BSED students to answer the survey questionnaire according to their preferences. Cooperative Learning (IV) and Academic Productivity (DV) utilize validated survey questionnaires to gather data. The results showed students who were engaged in cooperative learning had a better academic progress as compared to the students who were taught by lecture. Therefore, the conclusion of this study is that the cooperative learning had a positive impact on students’ academic performances among BSED students of University of Mindanao-Tagum College.
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