Teachers' and Students' Roles in Promoting Cooperative Learning at Haramaya, Dire Dawa, and Jigjiga Universities, Ethiopia

Table 2

Instructors’ role in classroom instruction.

Role of teachers	Colleges	Yes	%	No	%
Arranging the students in heterogeneous grouping and giving more emphasis on cooperative work.	HU-CEBS	1	20	4	80
	HU-CSSH	—	—	5	100
	JJU-CEBS	—	—	5	100
	JJU-CSSH	—	—	5	100
	DDU-CSSH	2	40	3	60
Clarifying set of specific learning objective.	HU-CEBS	—	—	5	100
	HU-CSSH	2	40	3	60
	JJU-CEBS	—	—	5	100
	JJU-CSSH	—	—	5	100
	DDU-CSSH	2	40	3	60
Providing well-defined directions and instructions.	HU-CEBS	2	40	3	60
	HU-CSSH	2	40	3	60
	JJU-CEBS	—	—	5	100
	JJU-CSSH	—	—	5	100
	DDU-CSSH	—	—	5	100
Using different techniques to implement cooperative learning.	HU-CEBS	—	—	5	100
	HU-CSSH	1	20	4	80
	JJU-CEBS	1	20	4	80
	JJU-CSSH	—	—	5	100
	DDU-CSSH	—	—	5	100
Utilizing the essential elements of cooperative learning.	HU-CEBS	2	40	3	60
	HU-CSSH	—	—	5	100
	JJU-CEBS	2	40	3	60
	JJU-CSSH	—	—	5	100
	DDU-CSSH	—	—	5	100
Monitoring the groups to participate actively in group work.	HU-CEBS	2	40	3	60
	HU-CSSH	2	40	3	60
	JJU-CEBS	1	20	4	80
	JJU-CSSH	1	20	4	80
	DDU-CSSH	—	—	5	100
Motivating students to participate actively in group work.	HU-CEBS	—	—	5	100
	HU-CSSH	2	40	3	60
	JJU-CEBS	—	—	5	100
	JJU-CSSH	2	40	3	60
	DDU-CSSH	—	—	5	100
Giving feedback and rewards to the students’ work.	HU-CEBS	—	—	5	100
	HU-CSSH	—	—	5	100
	JJU-CEBS	—	—	5	100
	JJU-CSSH	—	—	5	100
	DDU-CSSH	—	—	5	100
Summarizing important points of the lesson.	HU-CEBS	1	20	4	80
	HU-CSSH	1	20	4	80
	JJU-CEBS	1	20	4	80
	JJU-CSSH	1	20	4	80
	DDU-CSSH	1	20	4	80

HU-CEBS = Haramaya University College of Education and Behavioral Sciences; JJU-CEBS = Jigjiga University College of Education and Behavioral Sciences; JJU-CSSH = Jigjiga University College of Social Sciences and Humanities; DDU-CSSH = Dire Dawa University College of Social Sciences and Humanities.