Date of Award
12-2013
Document Type
Action Research Project
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Education
First Advisor
Siri Anderson
Department/School
Curriculum and Instruction
Abstract
This action research report summarizes a study of 65 diverse student learners in a 10th grade AP US History class. This research investigates the implementation of a collaborative learning environment to elicit positive effects on student attitudes toward learning and their achievement. To gain pre-intervention data, students were surveyed on their attitudes and took multiple-choice assessments. During the intervention period, students completed surveys regarding the effectiveness of the collaborative learning implementation and completed multiple-choice assessments. After the interventions, students were surveyed again on their attitudes toward learning. The results demonstrated insignificant effects on student attitudes but improvements in student achievement. Data supports concluding that collaborative learning may impact student retention of content and learning objectives. Future research may indicate whether the execution of such interventions over a longer period of time would have more considerable outcomes in the areas of retention or student attitudes about learning.
Recommended Citation
Beasley, Andrea P.. (2013). Implementing a Successful Collaborative Learning Environment. Retrieved from Sophia, the St. Catherine University repository website: https://sophia.stkate.edu/maed/10