Classroom collaborative learning Approach: The students stand point

Subject lessons are the sources of knowledge of students which the teachers are expected to deliver excellently in any form using the different strategies or approaches in teaching. Collaborative learning approach is one of the techniques or approaches that may be used by the classroom teachers to effect learning in a constructive way. Advocates of collaborative learning approach believe that this can help learning easily be assimilated by students. Students collaborating in classroom activities increases learning outcomes and may lead to a higher students’ performance and a success indicator for the classroom teachers. The conduct of this study aimed at looking into the standpoint of students in the utilization of collaborative learning approach in the classroom. The descriptive correlational design was used in this study that looks into the profile of the respondents and explains the correlation between student's standpoint on the utility of collaborative learning approach and their profile variable. This undertaking utilized a questionnaire as the main data gathering tool which was composed of two (2) parts. Part I provides for the respondent's profile while part II deals with items concerning student's standpoint towards collaborative learning approach. In the treatment of the data of the respondent's profile, the frequency count and percentage distribution were used and on the treatment of the data of correlation, the weighted mean, t-test and ANOVAs were used. Based on the findings of this study, the researcher offers the conclusion that there is negative standpoint of the respondents when directed with collaborative activity, though it is revealed in this study that respondents who are working in a collaborative learning activity may improve their learning attitudes, hesitation still exist when working with others. Based on the findings of this study, the following recommendations are hereby offered to improve the standpoint of the respondents towards collaborative learning approach the teachers should group the students according to their preference of group mates so as to ensure comfort and ease in working with others which may lead a better outcome of the group activity and the teachers should devise activities or strategies that are more interesting to capture their interest in collaborating with others.