Comparison of cooperative learning and other forms of learning at lower secondary school

The aim of bachelor thesis is to compare cooperative learning with other forms of teaching at the lower secondary school and to outline the advantages and disadvantages of using cooperative learning. In the theoretical part of the thesis, the concept of cooperative learning will be presented, followed by a discussion of other forms of learning. In the practical part of the thesis, the action research will be devoted to the implementation of prepared lessons based on the principle of cooperative learning, which will be realized in the 9th grade of the 2nd grade of the 1st elementary school Sedlčany. First, the preparation and the course of the implemented lessons will be described. The second part of the research will deal with a survey among the pupils participating in the implemented lessons, through a questionnaire. Based on the evaluation of the questionnaire results, it will be found out what the pupils' view of cooperative learning is in comparison with lessons in which other forms of teaching are used and what they see as the advantages or disadvantages of using cooperative learning in teaching. The investigation will be complemented by an interview with a teacher involved in implemented lessons guided by the cooperative learning principle. At the end of the practical part, self-reflection of the implemented lessons will be included