Does Cooperative Learning Improve Student Learning Outcomes?
Journal of Economic Education 38 (Summer 2007), 259-277
Posted: 18 Sep 2013
Date Written: September 16, 2006
Abstract
What is the effect of small-group learning on student learning outcomes in economic instruction? In Spring 2002 and Fall 2004, the author applied cooperative learning to one section of intermediate macroeconomics and taught another section using a traditional lecture format. He identified and then tracked measures of student learning outcomes. Using multivariate regression analysis, he found that students taught by cooperative learning achieved greater academic performance in the form of higher exam scores.
Keywords: academic achievement, cooperative learning, economic instruction, group learning
JEL Classification: A20, A22, I21
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