Effectiveness of cooperative learning as a method to improvefluency in english communication

Abstract

It was analyzed the effectiveness of cooperative learning by applying the "Think-Pair- Share" strategy, for the verbal fluency in English in the eighth-grade students of Pedro Fermín Cevallos School located in the Manta city, Ecuador. The methodology that was carried out had a quantitative, descriptive, non-experimental and field approach. The data collection technique was an observation rubric for group work and a Student´s fluency rubric, which were applied to the 54 students within the target population. The results indicate that 40.74% of the students work favorably in pairs, considering this cooperative learning technique useful for learning since everyone contributes significantly to the group. On the other hand, regarding verbal fluency, 38.89% of students are on the "Needs to improve" scale, meaning that this ability is still being developed among the target population. To respond to the data found, a didactic plan is proposed to promote learning through collaborative work.