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International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 2012, Vol. 3(2) 1-14

The Effects of Cooperative Learning on Turkish Students’ Reading Fluenc

Kasim YILDIRIM, Timothy RASINSKI, Hayati AKYOL

pp. 1 - 14

Publish Date: June 30, 2012  |   Single/Total View: 0/0   |   Single/Total Download: 0/0


Abstract

A quasi-experimental design was employed to evaluate the effectiveness of cooperative learning intervention. An experimental group and two control groups participated in the study. The cooperative learning fluency instruction was used in the experimental group while the traditional fluency instruction was use in the control groups. The author analyzed the data by using a one way analysis of covariance to test the differences between the experimental and control groups on post-test scores. The analysis of the data indicated that there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups on means of reading fluency (F (2, 65) = 28.884, p = 000, partial η2 = .47). The findings revealed that the cooperative learning fluency intervention had positive effects on reading fluency for students in the experimental group. The implication can be drawn from these findings that cooperative learning can be effectively used in Turkish elementary classrooms to improve students’ reading fluency and overall reading proficiency.

Keywords: Cooperative learning, reading, literacy, instruction, reading fluency


How to Cite this Article?

APA 7th edition
YILDIRIM, K., RASINSKI, T., & AKYOL, H. (2012). The Effects of Cooperative Learning on Turkish Students’ Reading Fluenc. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 3(2), 1-14.

Harvard
YILDIRIM, K., RASINSKI, T. and AKYOL, H. (2012). The Effects of Cooperative Learning on Turkish Students’ Reading Fluenc. International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications, 3(2), pp. 1-14.

Chicago 16th edition
YILDIRIM, Kasim, Timothy RASINSKI and Hayati AKYOL (2012). "The Effects of Cooperative Learning on Turkish Students’ Reading Fluenc". International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications 3 (2):1-14.