A STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF CO-OPERATIVE LEARNING ON ACHIEVEMENT, LOGICAL REASONING AND INTEREST IN MATHEMATICS

The world witnessing various problems, namely pollution, population, poverty and interpersonal relationship. The first three components and its associated problems are technical and can be dealt with the help of science and technology. But the problems of inter-personal relationship can’t be dealt with technology but by developing individuals’ affective domain. The formal education system focuses on the overall development of students. Deliberate efforts are put in terms of various experiences so as to bring desirable change. The experiences are planned by the teachers considering content and the students’ characteristics. Mathematicians occupies important place in school curriculum. Its major objective is the development of logical thinking, reasoning ability and problem solving skills. One of the most important pillars of education is learning to live together. We are depending on each other for many things and therefore the development of feeling of togetherness is important. Co-operative learning strategies are the techniques which help individual to learn from others and also contribute in others learning. The researcher tried to use various methods such as think pair share,Numbered head,circle the sage ,three step interviewand team pair solo. etc to provide inputs for the topic sales, rebate and commission.Researcher very specifically chosen these topics from mathematics as it provides opportunities for discussion, expressing opinions, along with reasoning ability and problem solving skill. The researcher also attempt to study students’ interest in mathematics with the thought that the peer interaction might have positive influence on it. Achievement in terms of number is thought to be important along with reasoning ability of students. Therefore for this study researcher made an endeavour to implement a planned co-operative learning programme and study its effectiveness in terms of students’ achievement, interest in mathematics and reasoning ability.