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Cooperative Learning as a Pathway to Strengthening Motivation and Improving Achievement in an EFL Classroom

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  • Senad Bećirović
  • Vildana Dubravac
  • Amna Brdarević-ÄŒeljo

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The importance of applying cooperative learning and aiming toward an increase in motivation to maximize the effectiveness of the learning process has not sparked an intense research interest in the Bosnian EFL context. Thus, the current study, conducted among 211 high-school participants, explores the impact of gender and grade level on students’ cooperative learning and motivation for EFL learning and aims to determine whether any cooperative learning components are significant predictors of students’ motivation and their EFL achievement. The findings showed no significant gender and grade level differences in cooperative learning and motivation. Additionally, the results revealed that individual accountability and interpersonal skills are significant predictors of participants’ motivation and that promotive interaction and interpersonal skills are significant predictors of their EFL achievement. The research points to the importance of incorporating cooperative learning strategies and motivation-strengthening activities into EFL teaching, which will eventually lead to the improvement in students’ EFL achievements.

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  • Senad Bećirović & Vildana Dubravac & Amna Brdarević-ÄŒeljo, 2022. "Cooperative Learning as a Pathway to Strengthening Motivation and Improving Achievement in an EFL Classroom," SAGE Open, , vol. 12(1), pages 21582440221, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:sagope:v:12:y:2022:i:1:p:21582440221078016
    DOI: 10.1177/21582440221078016
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    1. Senad Bećirović & Amna Brdarević-Čeljo & Vildana Dubravac, 2018. "The Effect of Nationality, Gender, and GPA on the Use of Reading Strategies Among EFL University Students," SAGE Open, , vol. 8(4), pages 21582440188, October.
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    1. Xiaoquan Pan, 2023. "Online Learning Environments, Learners’ Empowerment, and Learning Behavioral Engagement: The Mediating Role of Learning Motivation," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(4), pages 21582440231, October.
    2. Senad Bećirović, 2023. "The Relationship Between Cooperative Learning, Cultural Intelligence, EFL Motivation and Students’ Performance: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(4), pages 21582440231, November.
    3. Chili Li, 2023. "Exploring L2 Motivational Dynamics Among Chinese EAP Learners in an EMI Context From a Socio-cultural Perspective," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(2), pages 21582440231, May.

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