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| Abstract : Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris |
| This study was undertaken to investigate the effectiveness of Cooperative Learning method in
improving reading comprehension. The study intended to find out if the use of Cooperative Learning
method can bring about improvement in the post-test scores after treatment as compared to the
pre-test scores. The one-group pre-test post- test experimental design was adopted in this study in
order to discover the effectiveness of Cooperative Learning method in improving reading
comprehension. Twenty form four students of a National Secondary school served as samples in this
study. At the beginning stage of the experiment, a pre-test was administered to the group of
students. Subsequently the group was exposed to the Cooperative Learning method treatment. At the
final stage of the experiment, a post-test was administered. Data in the form of scores from the
pre-test and post-test were collected to be analyzed. A comparison of mean scores between the
pre-test and post-test showed that the students have improved their test scores after they were
subjected to treatments using cooperative learning method as compared to test scores before
treatment. The test scores were further tested for statistical significance using the T- test
analysis procedure. Results from the T-test indicated that there had been a significant improvement
in reading comprehension. Therefore it was concluded that the Cooperative Learning method was
effective in improving reading comprehension. A questionnaire was also administered to find out the
students perceptions toward Cooperative Learning method. Analysis of the questionnaire responses
showed that students preferred and had positive perception of the Cooperative Learning method. They
also indicated that they were very motivated and had enjoyed English lessons
using the Cooperative Learning method.
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