STAD COOPERATIVE LEARNING MODEL: ITS EFFECT ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF ZOOLOGY AMONG PRE-SERVICE BIOLOGY TEACHERS IN INDONESIA

Authors

  • Eng Tek Ong , Kodri Madang, Charanjit Kaur Swaran Singh, Yoon Fah Lay, Khar Thoe Ng, Md Nasir Ibrahim

Abstract

The STAD or “Student Teams-Achievement Divisions” cooperative learning model was
investigated on its effectiveness in augmenting the Zoology achievement in pre-service Biology Education
Program in Indonesia. More specifically, the comparative effect of STAD versus the conventional method
on Zoology achievement through the learning of Agnatha and Placodermi in Vertebrate Zoology was
investigated. Employing a quasi-experimental design over a one-week intervention, 30 pre-service Biology
teachers in the Experimental Group were taught using the STAD model while 34 of their peers in the
Control Group was taught using the teacher-centered conventional method. The effect of STAD was
measured using a researcher-developed zoology achievement test with sufficient validity and reliability.
Analyzed using the ANCOVA, the findings indicated that the Experimental Group performed significantly
better than the Control Group. Further, an effect size of 0.6 shows that the average person in the
experimental group scored better than 73 percent of all the participants in the control group. The findings are
discussed in terms of in-service science teacher education.

Published

2020-01-31

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