• Pallavi Dongre

Cooperative learning has been defined in many ways by various people. Balkcom (1992), has defined cooperative learning as “a successful teaching strategy in which small teams, each with students of different levels of ability, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. Each member of a team is responsible not only for learning what is taught but also for helping teammates learn, thus creating an atmosphere of achievement”. Cooperative learning techniques are student centred in exploration and learning of content. Cooperative learning has been implemented in schools by teachers of many countries for years and has given mixed results. The present study was on the “Effect of Cooperative Learning Strategy on Attitude towards Mathematics of Secondary School Students”. Rally Table Technique, Group Investigation, Jigsaw and Three step interview are the cooperative techniques used in the study. Learning was planned based on the lessons in Mathematics of IX std. prescribed by the Govt of Karnataka. The study was quasi-experimental in nature with an Equivalent Groups Pre-test and Post-test design. The Experimental group was taught using cooperative learning strategy for 90 periods, the duration of each period was forty five minutes and the Control group was taught by conventional approach. A standardised rating scale to assess students’ attitude towards mathematics by Martha Tapia was used. The statistical technique used to analyse the data were Mean, Standard deviation, t-test and ANOVA. It was found that the cooperative learning strategy was more effective in enhancing the positive attitude of students towards mathematics as compared to the students who were taught through conventional approach.

Cooperative Learning Strategy, Attitude towards Mathematics

"EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGY ON ATTITUDE TOWARDS MATHEMATICS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.924-927, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906I12.pdf

"EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING STRATEGY ON ATTITUDE TOWARDS MATHEMATICS OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp924-927, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906I12.pdf