| Abstract [eng] |
11-12 grade students finishing school is the eldest part of children population, and a specific social group which mainly concentrates on studying, choosing a future profession, preparing for examinations and studies at higher education schools, this is a group which purposefully chooses its life path, and which is especially concerned with good learning outcomes as well as qualitative studies. One of many parts regarding the modernization of education process implemented by education reform was teaching (learning) in groups, collaboration, teaching (learning) through collaboration. And teaching (learning) through collaboration is especially considered to be relevant and developed by the modern society which is oriented to achievements as well as the development of successful career, and by the requirements of education system. The data of previous studies set in scientific literature indicate that when students learn through collaboration and apply various methods of collaboration in classes, they achieve better results, study more intensively, acquire social skills, students with social experience who learn through collaboration integrate among fellow students, increase their motivation, etc. The aim of the research – to explore the significance of applying the methods of learning through collaboration to the achievements of senior class students. In order to display the current situation more thoroughly, the paper employed theoretical method (the analysis of literature and documents regarding education, psychology, management, sociology), and empirical method (qualitative and quantitative research methods were applied). The total of 180 respondents participated in the research. People under investigation participated in a questionnaire. The questionnaire contributed to examining the benefits of learning through collaboration and its influence to the learning achievements (results) of senior class students – the respondents received questions on how they understand collaboration, what motivates them to do well in their studies, how important is learning through collaboration to them and what is its influence to their achievements, etc. Having carried out the empirical research it was established that learning through collaboration is acclaimed to be qualitative, effective and significant from the point of achievements, since, according to respondents, such method of learning has a positive influence on the achievements of students and allows a student to improve as a personality, however, there is a lack of classes of such nature, and a better integration of methods concerning learning through collaboration in classes would be preferred. |
