The Effects of Cooperative Learning on Learning Achievement in Maternity Nursing and Midwifery II

Abstract

This one group pretest-posttest, quasi-experimental research examined the effects of cooperative learning plan on learning achievement and student’s satisfaction in Maternity Nursing and Midwifery II course. The study samples were 40 nursing students from Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program. It was done during the first semester of the 2015 academic year at Faculty of Nursing, Naresuan University, Thailand. Three instruments were administered in this study ; 1) The Cooperative Learning Plan 2) The Learning Achievement Assessment,and 3)The Student Satisfaction on Cooperative Learning Questionnaire. Mean, percentage, standard deviation and Pair t-test were performed to obtain the result of the study. The finding shows that after implementing the cooperative learning plan, students had significant higher postintervention learning achievement (p < .001). Students achieved higher posttest scores (mean 77.15) than pretest scores (67.70). Research hypotheses are supported by these results. Moreover, overall mean students satisfaction scores on cooperative learning in Maternity Nursing and Midwifery II was at high level ( = 3.76, S.D. = 0.27). Finding suggest that cooperative learning in Maternity Nursing and Midwifery II course for fourth year nursing students is an effective learning style to bring high-level of learning achievement and help satisfy teaching and learning process.