Designing a Learning Model Using the STAD Technique with a Suggestion System to Decrease Learners’ Weakness

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to synthesize a learning model using the Student Teams - Achievement Divisions (STAD) technique with a suggestion system according to learners’ capability to decrease learners’ weakness. The research and development methodology is utilized in this study; however only the phase of designing model is presented here. The methodology consists of 6 steps as follows: 1) Studying and analyzing the related principles and theories, 2) Investigating the context of instructional design and learning environments, 3) Synthesizing a framework of the learning model, 4) Designing a learning model based on the framework, 5) Evaluating the learning model by 6 experts and 6) Improving the model. Several learning theories and principles such as constructivist theory, Bloom's taxonomy theory and the principle about media symbol system are used in this work. Two results are shown as follows. Firstly, the learning model comprises of 5 modules that are (1) Test Module, (2) Evaluation module, (3) Suggestion module, (4) Community module and (5) Knowledge bank module. Secondly, the results of the assessment from 6 experts are revealed that the model conforms to learning principles and theories and the experts accept to the usability of the model in a high level at 70.27% overall. To conclude, the model derived from the