TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Impact of Cooperative Learning on the Development of Student’s Social Skills
AU - Khoshnmfard, Samareh AU - Mousavi, Seyed Saeed 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 12
IS  - 6
SP  - 1599
EP  - 1602
PY  - 2017
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2017.1599.1602
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2017.1599.1602
KW  - Students
KW  -cooperative learning
KW  -traditional learning
KW  -social skills
KW  -development
AB  - The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of cooperative learning through learning
together on the development of student’s social skills in detail. One of the currently-practiced methods which
has attracted the attention of education experts is cooperative learning. Quasi-experimental with a statistical
community which comprised sixth grade students of four education areas of Karaj City in 2012-2013. Because
of the vastness of this community, two areas of 1 and 3 were randomly selected out of the total four. In the
experiment group, cooperative learning method was used and in the control group, the traditional approach was
utilized. For data analysis, descriptive statistical methods, t-test and variance analysis were employed. The
mean score of the experiment group significantly differed both in pre and post-test stages and also from the
control group. A significant difference was observed in the development of social skills in the two groups.
cooperative learning method is more effective on the development of student’s social skills than the traditional
approach.
ER  -