Cooperative learning is refers to a small group of people organized in formal and learn from each other to improve social interaction and academically and to promote acquiring of KSA. This study was entitled with: Improving the practice of cooperative learning in practice, the case of Oda Bultum University west Harareghe zone, Oromia region Chiro, Ethiopia. The specific objectives of this study includes: to identify the major factors and causes that are affects adversely implementation of cooperative learning, to assess the methods of CL easily adopted by the teachers and learners to improve CL, to evaluate the simplest alternative methods help to successful CL, to evaluate efficiency and effectiveness of CL and their contribution on KSA, to evaluate the contribution of AL and IL to improve CL, to evaluate how available resources influences implementation of cooperative learning and teaching in the university and to evaluate the weakness and threat leadership to implement and improve cooperative learning. The study was used purposefully the statistical probability distribution of simple random sampling techniques to determine sample size. The sample size was depending on the number of students, teachers, and supportive staffs of the OBU. Data collection was used only the primary source. The data was collected using questionnaires and interview through distribution of questionnaires to respondents by use closed, semi closed and open ended questionnaires. The data were analyzed using Excel software 2013 and presented in table, figure and descriptive statistics of average value of the percentages. The respondents of forestry department had responded that, 100% CL were help us to acquire KSA in our professional. Soil resource and watershed management department respondents had responded that, 100% CL help us to acquire KSA in our professional. Natural resource management department respondent had responded that, CL were help much more to acquire our KSA, whereas 20% needs to improve attitude on CL. About 66.67% of the SSs had responded that, decline in utility because of no integration between academic and SSs. About 66.67% had responded that, no academic staffs asked necessary materials and equipment needed to implement CL Teachers involved in teaching and learning processes had responded that 50% infective learning in cooperative and 50% effective learning in cooperative were observed. In general CL and teaching processes are more productive in quality and quantity to harvest quality manpower than teachers centered learning method that are competent both at national and international level.
Mussa Ibro (Fri,) studied this question.