Effect of Teaching According to The Cooperative Learning Method in Changing Alternative Physical Concepts For Industrial Students In Jordan Belonging to Mechanical and Heat Matter Properties

Abstract

The Purpose of this study was to determine the effect of teaching through cooperative learning in changing the physical alternative concepts for industrial learning students. The study used diagnostic exam of alternative concepts with (25) questions. All of these questions were multiple-choice, with stability coefficient of (0,88). The study was conducted over a sample of first Industrial secondary class students. This sample consisted of (50) students from industrial schools in Amman, and was divided into two groups: an experimental and control. The study showed a statistical variation in the percentage of alternative concepts between the experimental group (cooperative learning) and the control one, favoring the experimental group. The number of alternative concepts for experimental group were less than the control group. The study recommends the following: using the cooperative learning method in teaching as objective and planning forms effectively; and giving the industrial department care to provide solutions for their problems.