The Effectiveness of the STAD Training Method in Learning the Environmental Issues in Elementary Education

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1 M.Sc in Environmental Education, Department of Environmental Education, Management and Planning, Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Environmental Education, Management and Planning, Faculty of Environment, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this study was two compare and monitoring STAD cooperative method and traditional teaching on urban environmental issues. This study is a quasi-experimental study with pre-test and post-test with two experimental groups. The statistical population was elementary school's fourth-grade male students of Ahvaz city. For sampling, random cluster sampling was used. The sample size included 58 that were 30 in STAD cooperative group and 28 in the traditional group. To equalize the members of groups pre-test were done, and reliability was calculated through Cronbach's alpha 0.84. The learning method for three consecutive weeks. First, the post-test was conducted after a week and then after a month of training. Results were analyzed by independent samples t-test and paired-sample t-test. The analysis showed that urban's environmental awareness in the STAD group was significantly higher than the traditional group. Also, the result of monitoring effectiveness confirmed that STAD cooperative learning is better than the traditional teaching method. It's suggested that Through community-based training courses on environmental issues for teachers, it increased the mentality and positive attitudes among students.

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Journals of Environmental Education and Sustainable Development
Volume 7, Issue 1
October 2018
Pages 63-70

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