Journal of Educational Sciences > Volume 23, No. 3, 2011

The Impact of Cooperative Learning on the Academic Achievement and in Developing the Social Relations in History for 1oth Grade Students from Irbid Directorate of Education in Jordan / Mohammad Jawarneh,Ahmad Ideis, Ali Jawarneh

The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of cooperative learning method of instruction on the academic and in developing the social relations in history for 1oth grade students from Irbid first Directorate of Education. The sample of the study consisted of 101 students selected through random sampling techniques during the academic term of 2008 - 2009. This sample was randomly divided into two groups: A control group with 48 students and an experimental group with 53 students- A valid and reliable researchers’ developed instrument was used as a pre - and - posttest. The results of the study