THE EFFECT OF LECTURE-BASED AND COOPERATIVE LEARNING METHODS OF TEACHING ON FRESHMEN STUDENT TEACHERS’ ACHIEVEMENT AT THE HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY IN JORDAN

Abstract

This study aimed at investigating the effect of using cooperative learning and lecture-based
methods of teaching on undergraduate student teachers’ achievement at the Hashemite University
in Jordan. The study also aimed at exploring if some variables have an impact on students’
achievement. The research instrument used in the study was a pre-post-test developed by the
researcher for the purpose of the study. Two groups of students were choose from the four groups
studying in the course “study skills”. The experimental group was taught by using cooperative
learning strategies, whereas the control group was taught by using the lecture-based method. The
results showed statistically significant differences between the means of students’ scores of the
two groups on the post-test in English, in favor of the experimental group. The results also revealed
no statistically significant differences between the means of the students’ scores according to
study-year, grade point average, and school-type.