UTJECAJ PODUČAVANJA U MALIM KOOPERATIVNIM SKUPINAMA NA USVAJANJE ZNANJA I ZADOVOLJSTVO STUDENATA
THE INFLUENCE OF TEACHING IN SMALL COOPERATIVE GROUPS ON KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION AND STUDENTS’ SATISFACTION

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this research was to compare the effects of classic teaching and the effects of cooperative teaching of students. These effects were observed on the cognitive level (assessment of stereotype knowledge) and motivational level (subjective assessment of satisfaction with the teaching realized). The students (N=71) were separated into two groups (N1=41, N2=30), and they attended lectures in developmental psychology, which were presented to them in two defined ways (the classic method and cooperative method in small groups). The second, smaller group of students was divided into two yet smaller groups (15 students in each). Before and after the teaching process (two months elapsed comprising 8 lectures and 8 workshops) the measuring instruments previously mentioned were used to carry out the examinations. The results of the variance analysis indicate that there is a difference in the quantity of stereotypes, which were considerably higher with traditional education. Significantly greater satisfaction with the way the teaching was carried out was expressed by students in the cooperative teaching method group. The different effects of teaching could be explained by intrinsic motivation, which developed during cooperative teaching.

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