STAD 협동 학습이 초등학생의 듣기ㆍ말하기에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구

A study of the effect of STAD cooperative learning on students‘ achievement in elementary school students

  Although cooperative learning has been widely recognized to be a highly effective instructional approach, there have not been many studies suggesting approaches to implementing it in an EFL classroom. The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of STAD cooperative learning as part of the cooperative learning methods on the listening and speaking skills of elementary school students. The subjects for this study were forty students in the third grade selected from a private elementary school located in Seoul. The lessons were given four hours a week according to a differentiated method for two months. The results revealed statistically significant positive effects of STAD cooperative learning. First, there was a significant difference in the listening skills between the two groups. It was shown that small group work enhanced promotive interaction and positive interdependence. Second, there was also a significant difference in the speaking skills between the two groups. Throughout the experimental procedure, the group work improved not only the quantity of students" conversation skills, but also its quality through a process of peer collaboration.