Enhancing Academic Achievement in Mathematics through JIGSAW, Group Investigation and Student Team Achievement Division Techniques of Teaching

Abstract

Cooperative Learning (CL) includes all structures and processes related to teaching learning where students achieve learning goals by helping each other in a small social setting. This paper provides an exploration of the effectiveness of cooperative learning techniques JIGSAW, Student Team Achievement Division (STAD) and Group Investigation(GI)of school students of XII standard studying Mathematics. Three experimental groups consisting of 20 students in each, were made randomly out of 87 Normal and Bright Normal intelligent students. The experimental groups were instructed for 22 days with cooperative techniques JIGSAW, STAD and GI respectively and post-test on Academic Achievement was administered. The findings revealed that the three cooperative techniques i.e. JIGSAW, Group Investigation and Student Team Achievement Division are equally effective in enhancing academic achievement.