ERIC Number: EJ1249561
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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Collaborative Learning Practices by Gender: A Case of a Community School in Nepal
Acharya, Kamal Prasad; Acharya, Milan; Shrestha, Madhav Kumar
International Education Studies, v13 n4 p75-83 2020
This study explores the situation of basic level community school boy and girl students' science and health learning through collaborative culture. Fifth, sixth and seventh-grade students (both boys and girls) took part in this study. As per the aim of this study, a set of questionnaire was developed and administered to the sampled students. Two hundred and fifty-eight students were selected from the sampled school using the census sampling technique. All the students were involved in collaborative learning activities such as building trust and open communication, establishing group interaction, respect diversity and sharing creative ideas based on the basic level science and health curriculum aiming at promoting inquiry learning through collaboration. A quantitative analysis involving the use of the Chi-square test at 0.05 level of significance, Likelihood ratio and Somer's symmetric was conducted to see the association between the variables. The results showed that science and health collaborative learning activities by gender were not associated significantly. There was no statistically significant difference ([alpha]=0.05) between the variables studied. The findings showed a weak association with gender and collaborative science and health learning activities in the classrooms.
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Gender Differences, Community Schools, Foreign Countries, Science Education, Health Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Group Dynamics, Learning Activities, Middle School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 6; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Nepal
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