摘要：Businesses and employers look for graduates who could collaborate and work
effectively in team projects. Consequently, it is important to introduce, train and
develop collaborative skills in students at different levels to prepare them to meet
the labour market needs. This action research introduced group activity in finance
course to improve the students’ participation and their academic achievement
through group activities. The results of observation indicated that the students’
participation increased with group activity strategy. The increased students’
participation had an impact on their academic achievement. The empirical results
clearly indicated that the average scores of students had increased from 2.75 to
7.24 after the introduction of group activities. The students also well perceived the
group activity strategy as they found it interesting and useful and it had changed
the way they learned the course. The empirical results of Factor analysis identified
the core factor that influenced student’s participation through group activities was
greatly influenced by the peers included in each group. In a nutshell, group activity
strategy has proved effective and successful in promoting student participation and
academic achievement in large classes.
关键词：students’ participation; students’ academic achievement; group activity; large
classes; achievement
