Using Group/Cooperative Learning Method to Enhance Students’ Conceptual Understanding toward Magnetism

The current study looked into the use of cooperative learning/group discussion methods to improve students' conceptual understanding of magnetism. This study was conducted in seniors one and two, 86 participants, 79 students, 5 physics teachers, and 2 DOSs. Purposive sampling was used to select the participants of the research. SPSS version 21 was used to analyse the data, qualitative data was analysed empirically, and frequency and percentages were used. The finding was group formation can have an impact on the attitudes of students and how well they work together. It also highlights that there was no real change in students’ achievement, but the longer the group worked together the better they were motivated to learn and understand the concepts of magnetism effectively. Furthermore, it discovered that there is not only one best method for teaching magnetism but also a combination of different teaching methods that help learners participate in teaching and learning magnetism in lower secondary schools. It recommends that all stakeholders in education should upgrade teachers' ability and capacity building by using active teaching methods related to science subjects, teachers should use low-cost materials that can be easily found and available around them as well as in the schools.