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Effect of multimedia courseware with cooperative learning on senior high school students’ proficiency in solving linear equation word problems
Abstract
This study investigated the effect of two teaching methods (i.e. multimedia courseware with cooperative learning and cooperative learning) on Senior High School students’ proficiency in solving linear equation word problems and their engagement in learning mathematics. A nonequivalent pretest-posttest control group design with three intact classes comprising 124 students (i.e. control group, n1=45, cooperative learning only group, n2=40, and multimedia with cooperative learning only group, n3=39) was used for the study. Pre-test, post-test, and questionnaire were used to collect data. The pre-test and post-test result indicated that the use of multimedia courseware with cooperative learning had positive impact on the students’ proficiency in solving linear equation word problems. The result from the post-test on students’ proficiency in solving linear equation word problems were found to be statistically significantly different among the groups F (2,121) = 107.63, p < .05. The means of the experimental groups (cooperative learning only group and multimedia with cooperative learning only group) were higher than that of the control group. Also, the results from the questionnaire on students’ self-engagement in learning mathematics indicated a statistically significantly difference between the groups F (2,105) = 4.903, p = .009. The implication of the study is that technology use and cooperative learning in mathematics classroom really improve students’ performance in solving linear equation word problems.
