EFFECT OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING ON THE SELF CONCEPT OF HIGH & LOW ACHIEVER STUDENTS AT ELEMENTRY LEVEL

Qayyum Nawaz; Malik Amer Atta; Faheem Khan

Qayyum Nawaz PhD (Edu) Scholar, I.E.R, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
Malik Amer Atta Assistant Professor, I.E.R, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan
Faheem Khan PhD (Edu) Scholar, I.E.R, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

Keywords: Cooperative learning, Self-concept, Elementary level

Abstract

The study was focused to see the comparative effect of cooperative learning and lecture demonstration method on self-concept of the students at the elementary school level. The study investigated the self concepts of the students at elementary level. In this particular study all the 5th class students comprised the population of the study. A sample of 40 students was selected randomly from Nayab English medium School Dera Ismail Khan. The instrument was modified version of the Self-description Questionnaire–I prepared by Marsh (1992) which was used to check the academic self-concept of the students. The result shows that the Cooperative learning method was better than the lecture method in the academic self- concepts of the students.