Impact of Collaborative Learning Strategies on Social Maturity of Secondary School Students

Authors

  • J. N. Baliya Department of Educational Studies, Central University of Jammu
  • Shivani Sharma Department of Educational Studies, Central University of Jammu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52634/mier/2016/v6/i2/1446

Keywords:

Collaborative Learning, Jigsaw, Fishbowl, Social Maturity, Think-Pair-Share, Numbered Heads Together.

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the impact of collaborative learning strategies on social maturity and its various dimensions viz. personal adequacy, interpersonal adequacy, and social adequacy, of secondary school students. The study was quasiexperimental and used matched pairs pre-test post-test research design. A Higher Secondary School in Educational Zone Hiranagar of District Kathua was chosen for the intervention. The study was conducted on sixty-six students of two sections of class 9th. Two sections were randomly assigned to collaborative and traditional learning conditions. Four methods of collaborative learning viz. Think-Pair-Share, Numbered Heads Together, Jigsaw, and Fish-Bowl were used for a period of over five weeks. The results were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and a critical ratio (CR). The results of the study showed that this approach was successful in increasing personal adequacy, interpersonal adequacy, social adequacy and overall social maturity of secondary school students.

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2016-11-10

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Baliya, J. N., & Sharma, S. (2016). Impact of Collaborative Learning Strategies on Social Maturity of Secondary School Students. MIER Journal of Educational Studies Trends and Practices, 6(2), 249–259. https://doi.org/10.52634/mier/2016/v6/i2/1446

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Volume 6, Issue 2, November 2016

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