英文摘要 |
In conventional electronics courses, many students become stuck in a cycle of a lack of learning motivation, lack of professional knowledge, and low academic achievement. Breaking this cycle, meeting the needs of students, and improving learning outcomes is imperative. Numerous studies have demonstrated that student teams-achievement divisions (STAD) in cooperative learning can improve students' learning motivation and performance. Therefore, 24 sophomores were recruited as research participants in this study, and four rounds of STAD sessions were implemented, with each round lasting 3 weeks. According to the students' first semester midterm examination results and with consideration of their interpersonal familiarity, heterogeneous grouping (high-score, medium-score, and low-score) was performed. The STAD sessions designed for each round included a pretest, orientation, grouping, group discussion activities, oral presentation, pop quiz real-time evaluation, teacher feedback and reward system, posttest, and satisfaction evaluation. The researcher adopted a mixed methods research design involving a single-group pretest-posttest design and action research, and the research instruments were designed accordingly. The study results described the implementation outcome of the teaching process and revealed that the students' average pretest and posttest scores improved after the four rounds of STAD. A significant difference occurred after the second and third rounds. The average score of the low-score group improved in the posttest and Kahoot test. During the STAD process, the students most frequently demonstrate behaviors of knowledge provision, and they exhibited the highest satisfaction scores in the “increased or consistent willingness to attend the class” and “overall teacher-student interaction in the class” items. Suggestions were proposed for instructional design and group dynamics according to the research results. |