International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development

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The Influence of Three Teaching Methods on Undergraduate Physics Students' Group Work Skills

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Majed Saleem Aziz, Ahmad Nurulazam Md Zain, Mohd Ali Bin Samsudin, Salmiza Binti Saleh

Pages 46-59 Received: 30 Nov, -0001 Revised: 30 Nov, -0001 Published Online: 04 Sep, 2015

http://dx.doi.org/10.46886/IJARPED/v4-i3/1781
The purpose of this study is to compare the influence of three teaching methods, as represented by problem-based learning (PBL), the PBL with lecture method, and the conventional teaching on undergraduate physics students' group work skills among bachelor’s degree physics students. In this study, the pre- and post-test were done and the instruments were administered to the students for data collection. The actual sample size comprises of 122 students, who were selected randomly from the Physics Department, College of Education in Iraq. Overall, the statistical results rejected null hypothesis of this study. Thus, using the PBL without or with lecture method enhances the skills of the group work among the bachelor’s degree physics students, better than using the conventional teaching.