ERIC Number: EJ828304
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Oct
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Effectiveness of Cooperative Learning (Jigsaw II) Method in Teaching English as a Foreign Language to Engineering Students (Case of Firat University, Turkey)
Gomleksiz, M. N.
European Journal of Engineering Education, v32 n5 p613-625 Oct 2007
The present study compares the effects of the cooperative jigsaw II method and traditional teacher-centred teaching method on improving vocabulary knowledge and active-passive voice in English as a foreign language for engineering students and the students' attitudes towards learning English. Jigsaw is a cooperative learning model that involves small groups of 5-6 students teaching each other subject matter with success dependent upon student cooperation. Sixty-six engineering students participated in the study and a pre-test-post-test control group experimental design was employed. The students were randomly assigned into two groups: an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group used cooperative Jigsaw II as an instruction method while the control group used traditional teacher-centred instruction. The groups were administered an achievement test, as a pre-, post- and delayed post-test. The results revealed statistically significant differences in favour of the experimental group on the dependent variables of improving vocabulary knowledge and learning active-passive voice in English. The attitude scale results showed that the cooperative learning experience had a significant positive effect on engineering students' attitudes towards learning English and promoted better interactions among students as well. (Contains 5 tables.)
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Research Design, Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Cooperative Learning, Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Pretests Posttests, Vocabulary Development, Second Language Instruction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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