摘要：The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of cooperative learning method on fifth
grade students’ mathematics achievement and whether there is difference between male and female students in
terms of cooperative study skills. The participants of the study were two fifth grade classes including a total of
68 students (37 male and 31 female). While students in the control group were taught math operations with
natural numbers by classical direct instruction, students in the experimental group were taught the same subject
by learning together technique of cooperative learning method. Although experimental group students’ average
post test achievement score was higher than control group students’ average score, this difference was not
significant. In the mean time, there was no significant difference between female and male students’ cooperative
study skills.
关键词：cooperative learning method, learning together technique, mathematics teaching, elementary
education.
