Teachers’ and Students’ Attitudes Towards Cooperative Learning in Selected Primary Schools in Bole Sub City, Addis Ababa
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2015-02
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Addis Ababa University
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of teachers and
students towards cooperative learning and thereby to examine the benefits of this
method to students with special needs. To this end, a descriptive survey design
was selected and the research employed various data collection methodologies
and processed both primary and secondary data sources using quantitative and
qualitative data analysis techniques. The study was conducted among grade
eight teachers and students. Eight primary schools found in bole sub city of Addis
Ababa were randomly selected out of sixteen primary schools found in the sub
city. A total of randomly selected 146 respondents (i.e. 66 teachers and 80
students) participated in the study by filling in the questionnaire prepared for
data collection. In addition, classroom observation was conducted and interviews
with students with special needs were held. The data collected was analyzed
using frequency distribution, weighted mean and percentage. These were
triangulated with qualitative data obtained from the observations and interviews.
The findings of the study revealed that the teachers’ perception towards a
cooperative learning is positive. Besides, the school teachers confirmed that this
teaching method benefits more to students with special needs. Nonetheless, the
student respondents strongly disagree with the relevance of a cooperative
learning and considered it as wastage of time. They also lacked motivation to
actively participate in this teaching method. The researcher strongly suggests that
teachers should motivate the students in primary schools to use cooperative
learning method for the positive effect of the students’ performance. Further
research is needed for a low perception of students towards a cooperative
learning need to be done thoroughly
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Addis Ababa Primary Schools in Bole Sub City