STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE TOWARDS COOPERATIVE LEARNING AT PULO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, SAN RAFAEL, BULACAN

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the attitude of students towards cooperative learning at Pulo Elementary School, San Rafael, Bulacan. Specifically, it aimed to understand if cooperative learning facilitates greater learner participation in class activities. Likewise, it sought to describe the cooperative learning strategies practiced by the lecturers using quantitative and qualitative methods in order to gather data. Based on the findings of the study, students favor the utilization of the cooperative learning for it enhances the level of class participation and students are more comfortable with teacher-centered learning strategies. Therefore, the researchers recommend that lecturers could formulate ways to evaluate students individually even they are in groups, more emphasis should be placed by the school in promoting cooperative learning; and stakeholders can conduct seminars for the betterment of the lecturers about the strategies.

Keywords: Cooperative Learning, Students’ Attitudes