Business Students’ Preference for Cooperative Learning

Abstract

The thrust of this survey was to investigate university business students’ preference for cooperative learning using their attitudes as a proxy. In all, 400 third year business students were involved in the study. Data was collected using a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire. The study found that business students had positive attitudes towards cooperative learning. There was no statistically significant difference between male and female business students’ attitudes towards cooperative learning. Again, there was no statistically significant difference between the attitudes of Accounting major students and Management major students. Entrenchment of cooperative learning strategy into the teaching of university courses was recommended to the academic departments within the University. The use of such cooperative learning strategies should not be gender sensitive. The same strategy can be used in both accounting and management business programmes.