The Results of Learning Through Collaborative STAD Technique of First Year High Vocational Certificate Accounting Program Students

Abstract

The purposes of this research were; 1) to compare learning achievement between pretest and posttest scores in Preliminary (Basic) Accounting Principle 1 course of first-year high vocational certificate students in accounting program who were studied using the collaborative learning model STAD technique. 2) To study the group working behaviors of students, and 3) to study student’s satisfaction toward learning activities by using the collaborative learning STAD technique. The samples consisted of 35 students who were selected for cluster random sampling. The research instruments were; 1) 4 lesson plans with collaborative learning STAD technique, learning achievement test, 2) group working behavior, and 3) satisfaction questionnaire. The statistics used for data analysis were means, standard deviation, and t-test dependent. The results of learning through collaborative learning STAD technique of first-year high vocational certificate students in accounting program were as follows: 1) The posttest score of learning achievement was significantly higher than the pretest score at the .05 level. 2) The group working behaviors of students were rated at the good level, and 3) The level of students’ satisfaction toward learning activities by using the collaborative learning STAD technique was rated at the high level.