ELTR Journal
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2023)

COOPERATIVE LEARNING METHOD IN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH CLASSES: STUDENTS’ AND TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS

Alfin Andya Ade Kriesna (Satya Wacana Christian University)



Article Info

Publish Date
03 Jul 2023

Abstract

There are many methods in the English education world. One of them is a cooperative learning method. This paper aims to find the students’ and teachers’ perceptions of the cooperative learning method in Senior High School classes. This study used qualitative study. All data were analyzed qualitatively. The instruments used were questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. The participants were 45 students of one of the Senior High School English classes and 2 English teachers in Salatiga. Based on the findings, the cooperative learning method could potentially become an effective method for students. Based on the result, the students felt happy with this method. Moreover, this method could develop students’ teamwork skills. In teachers' perceptions, they taught through group work in this method could enhance students’ knowledge of the material. However, both students and teachers argued that this method could be less effective when there were uncooperative teammates in the group.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

eltr

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Subject

Arts Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

ELTR Journal publishes original, previously unpublished research and opinion papers written in English. Paper topics on any language include the following main fields: 1. language studies/investigations 2. language teaching/learning 3. linguistics related to language learning Other closely-related ...