Education system plays a major role in providing knowledge, skill, and opportunity that enable people to become successful and develop their potential to the fullest. At all levels, group work is used as a means for learning. In higher education, group work is frequently used as a pedagogical mode in the classroom as well as equivalent to any other pedagogical practice. The purpose of this study is to explore perception of learners on their use of learning strategies based on four stages of Tuckman’s Model including performing stage, forming stage, storming stage and norming stage. This research is a quantitative descriptive study using survey methods conducted online and the sample was obtained from public universities in Malaysia. The instrument of survey was divided into 4 main sections. Based on the survey conducted towards 212 Malaysian higher education students with regard to their experience in group work learning, it was found that there is a medium and high level in all stages in group work especially in the performing stage. The findings on the relationship showed that there was a positive relationship between performing and the three stages in group work. Thus it clearly shows that the learners are satisfied with the stages in their group work and their performance is influenced by the forming, storming and norming stage. The educator should emphasize the pedagogical, teaching and learning with group work activities.
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