REPORT OF STUDENT's BELIEF TOWARD STUDYING IN GROUP

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Content

Table of Contents

I. Introduction 1

1. Background ………………………………………………………………………… 1

2. Purpose …………………………………………………………………………….. 1

3. Scope ………………………………………………………………………………. 1

4. Methodology ……………………………………………………………………….. 1

4.1 Data Collection ……………………………………………………………….. 1

4.2 Data Analyses ………………………………………………………………… 1

II. Definitions 3

1. Nature of Group …………………………………………………………………... 3

2. Working in Group ………………………………………………………………… 3

III. Finding and Discussion 3

Analyses ……………………………………………………………………………….. 9

IV. Conclusion 10

V. Recommendation 11

Reference ..…………………………………………………………………………………12

Appendixes ..………………...…………………………………………………...…………13

SYNOPSIS

This report is about the student’s belief toward studying in groups at Human Resources University.

Our investigating is focus on 50 students who are studying in this university. They will be asked a several questions involve to our topic that talk about studying in group.

Most of the students are likely to study and form in group due to the very good result after they work in group.

Both controller and each members of the group must do activities to make group alives.

I. Introduction

1. Background

Since National Election that supported by United Nation was finished, Education has been considered as the priority by Cambodia government. Educational System is developed from time to time. Students are taught follow by Teacher Center Formula before change to Student Center Formula. This new formula is focus much on forming student into small groups. According to the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports, we find out that this formula is very effective to students to do more actions than usual. In our report, Students who are studying at Human Resources University were chosen to be sample of our project.

2. Purpose

The aim of this report is to find out about the student’s belief toward studying in groups in order to achieve the effectiveness of this method. Other hand, we can know the way they work in group and what are the benefits they can earn from this activity. One more thing, we will know how they work in group and how they participate.

3. Scope

We choose Human Resources University to be the location of this researching. Our report is focus toward student’s belief about studying in group.

Moreover, we also survey to some main point that relate to our topic such as:

- Which method that they would like to study in the class

- How many people that they want to form in one group

- Environment in their group

- Result after they work in group

- The responsibilities for each members in their group

4. Methodology

4.1 Data Collection

The most information in this report is primary data that we collected from student in HRU by using questionnaire. We have 50 participants to be our sample.

4.2 Data Analyses

According to the data we collected from 50 participants, we calculated them into percentages of each category and place them on Graphic Charts by using Microsoft Excel. Therefore, we can analyze the data easily.

(We did not use SPSS to analyze of data.)

II. Definitions

- What is group?

There are several definitions of group such as:

· any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

· a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse

- What is student?

There a few definition of Student like:

· a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

- What is the different between Study and Studying?

There are many definition of study:

· survey: a detailed critical inspection

· be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning

· discipline: a branch of knowledge

· learn: be a student of a certain subject

· think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes

The meaning of word Studying:

· The action of the verb to study
· The self-directed practice of reviewing instructional material (usually as a follow-up to instruction) to improve retention and understanding.

In study group, many students find it helpful to meet with others in the same class to review notes, share ideas, review materials, and prepare for exams. Students may join groups devoted to caving or gaming on the internet.

1. Nature of group

The concept of a small group implies that members all have access to each other. As a group grows in size, access becomes more and more difficult to achieve. When a group reaches 12 to 15 members, it begins to fracture into sub-groups because too hard for members to link to everyone in the group. It has also note that the larger the group, the less members participate.

A small group implies interaction. If students do not communicate with each other, the group dies. Groups have two inevitable tasks such as: Creating Relationships and Accomplishing tasks.

Whether groups are at their beginning points as zero history groups are long-term existing groups, they will be self-creating and self-sustaining. They will create the framework as they see necessary.

Groups will engage in a number of creative activities as they go about their business. Groups will solve problems, make decisions, and maintain group boundaries.

Groups will also need to find ways to balance the tensions and pressures they experience. These tensions arise from the divided loyalties group members may have. Some of these relationships are personal desires versus group desires, internal demand versus external demands, individuality versus conformity, and the concentration versus relaxation.

2. Working in group

We noted earlier that one of the first steps in the formation of a zero history group is the selection of those who will not be considered for the leadership positions.

Leadership Responsibilities:

- Group leaders should be prepared: leaders can take a number of steps to see their tasks and those of the group.

- Group leader need to be sensitive to group needs

- Motivating the group to perform its task

- Balance the tensions between task activities and relational activities

Members’ Roles

- Member should give their time

- Member should be prepare

- Members should take activities roles

- Members should be constructive

Positive Group Member Activities

- Providing and Evaluating Information

- Creating Ideas

- Elaborating Ideas

- Clarifying/Explaining

- Encouraging

- Empathizing

- Mediating

- Relieving Tension

- Testing Ideas

Negative Group Member Activities

- Withdrawing

- Fighting

- Dominating

- Manipulating

- Excessive Socializing

III. Finding and Discussion

Our project investigate to 50 students who are studying in Human Resources University, but only 47 students who participated with us and 3 people were missed to collect data.

The following data is what we had asked them during the investigating:

1. The gender of the participants

The chart shows that the percentage of female is 16 people equal to 34.05% which less than Male’s percentage that is reached 31 people equal to 65.95%.

2. The age of the participants

The chart shows that the percentage of student who is less than 20 years old is 12.76% equal to 16 people which less than students who age from 20-25 and their percentage reached 65.95% equal to 39 people, but the number of student who over 25years old 2 people equal to 4.26%.

3. The major that they are studying

The student who study in:

- Accounting is 9 people equal to 19.15%

- Marketing is 8 people equal to 10.64%

- English is 19 people equal to 40.42%

- Banking is 7 people equal to 14.89%

- Business is 3 people equal to 6.38%

- Tourism is 2 people equal to 4.26%

- Management is 2 people equal to 4.26%

4. The year of their course

The student who study in:

- Year 1 is 11 people equal to 23.40%

- Year 2 is 5 people equal to 10.64%

- Year 3 is 9 people equal to 19.15%

- Year 4 is 22 people equal to 46.81%

5. Which method are you studying in your class?

There are 31 students who satisfy with Student Center Method, and it is equal to 65.96%. For Teacher Center method, there are 11 students who think that it is a better method for them, and it is equal to 23.40%. For 5 students equal to 10.64% are chose for both Student Center and Teacher Center Method.

6. Have you ever been working in group?

Most of the participants are used to study in group (there are 45 students who answer yes for the question, it equal to 95.74%). Only 2 people who never study in group, it is equal to 4.26%.

7. Do you like working in group?

There are 44 participants who like working in group, it equal to 93.62%. Only 6.38% that like to work in group (3 students answer no).

8. What do you think about working in group?

The chart shows that the percentage of student who think that working in group is good is 42.56% equal to 20 people which less than students who think that working in group is very good and their percentage reached 51.06% equal to 24 people, but the number of student who think that working in group is bad is 3 people equal to 6.38%.

9. How many people would you like to form in one group?

On the chart bellow show that the number of students would be form in one group. 32 participants and equal to 68.09% would like to form 3-5 students in one group, and 11 participants equal to 23.40% would like to form 5-10 students in one group. 4 people equal to 8.51% agree that 2-3 student should form in one group.

10. What does environment in your group?

The chart shows that the percentage of argument environment in the group is 25.53% equal to 12 people which less than noisy environment and their percentage reached 27.66% equal to 22 people, but for argument environment is 12 people equal to 46.81%.

11. How about groups participate?

The chart shows that the percentage of bad participate in the group is 4.25% equal to 2 people which less than good participant and their percentage reached 68.09% equal to 32 people, but for very good participate is 27.66% equal to 13 people.

12. Does everyone respond for group work?

For the answer of the question about who is the most responsible in group is:

- Only group leader is 8 people equal to 17.02%

- All members is 26 people equal to 55.32%

- Only one or few members is 11 people equal to 23.41%

- Everyone ignore is 2 people equal to 4.25%

13. What do you think about the result after working in group?

If we talk about the result after working in group, we get the result like that:

- Get nothing is 1 people equal to 2.13%

- Good result is 30 people equal to 63.83%

- Bad result is 1 people equal to 2.13%

- Sometime good, sometime bad is 15 people equal to 31.91%

8Analyses

According to our research with 50 people who study at Human Resources University, after investigation we can get a result as the following. The 50 people that do research are involved with us only 47 people the other 3 person were absent. There are 31 people equal to 65.95% are male and 16 person equal to 34.05% are female. We found that the age of them are less than 20 age has 6 people equal to 12.76%, and the people who having age from 20-25age are having 39person equal to 82.98%, and who has the age over 25 it has only 2 person that equal to 4.06%.

Relating to this we are seek that most of student are studying English at least 19 person that equal to 40.42%, and then the major after this is Accounting skill that having 9 person study equal to 19.15%, and the banking skill are having 7 person who study that equal to 14.89%, and the Marketing skill it has 5person equal to 10.64%, and then the business skill it has 3 person that equal to 6.38%, and the last major is Tourism and Management that has 2 person who study in each course equal to 4.26%. Moreover student who study in year1 it has 11 person that equal to 23.04%, and year 2 has 5 person equal to 10.64%, and year 3 has 9person equal to 19.15%, and the last one is student who study in year4 it has 22 person that equal to 46.81%.

For our questions that focus on the method that student studies in class. The answer is student center having 31person equal to 65.96%, and teacher center has 11 person equal to 23.04%, and the other choosing is both of them are having 5 person equal to 10.64%.The specific question that our research focus on is working in group, we are making the question and asking the student such as:

Have you ever been working in group? The mostly answer are say yes is 45person equal to 95.74%; the answer say no is 2person equal to 4.26%. The other question is Do you like working in group? The answer say yes is 44person equal to 93.62%, and the answer say no is 3person equal to 6.38%. The result show that the student who study in university are mostly working in group and most teacher are also mostly provide student to working in group. The other questions that we continue to asking the students are what do you think about working in group? The 3 people who choosing bad that equal to 6.38%, and the people who choosing good are has 20 person equal to 42.56%, and who choosing very good it has 24 person equal to 51.06%. The other question is how many people would you like to form in one group? Most of student they choose 3-5people in one group it is 32 person that equal to 68.09%, the other is 5-10 in one group it has 11 person equal to 23.04%, and the last one is 2-3 people in one group it has 4 people that equal to 8.51%. For the other question according to what does environment in your group? The answer is noisy it has 13 person equal to 27.66%, and argument is 12 person that equal to 25.53%, and mostly they thing that the environment in their group is quiet it has 22 person that equal to 46.81%. Related to this question the other one question is appear after that is How about group participate does it good, bad, or very good? The mostly answer is good it has 32 person that equal to 68.09%, and 13 person are choosing very good that equal to 27.66%, and the last one is 2 person they choose bad that equal to 4.25%. The continues question is Does every one respond for group working? We found that the mostly answer is say that all member respond it has 26 person equal to 55.32%, and only group leader respond it has 8 people equal to 17.02%, and people who think that only one or a few people respond it has 11 person that equal to 23.41%, and the last is every one ignore it has 2 person that equal to 4.25%. After we research all those question we found the new question that asking them about the result after working in group. We have 4 answer are first good result it has 30 person choosing it that equal to 63.83%, and second is some time good it has 15 person equal to 31.91%, and third bad result it has 1 person equal to 2.13%, and fourth is get nothing that has only1 choose and equal to 2.13%.

IV. Conclusions

As our topic is talk about working in group. After we research we can get many results from many students in HRU. As we notice that students are mostly like working in group because they think that it is good for them. They can get many benefits, can exchange ideas, get new knowledge, and get new experience, having more communicated with each other. Especially it can improve our four skills such as writing, listening, reading, and speaking skill. Furthermore people can get more emotion with each other in class or in group.

V. Recommendations

Based on the problem mention in the questionnaire, We can propose recommendations for further programs and should find a solution for those problem.

1. Working in group is often take more time decision than individual decision.

2. Working in group some time also has arguments from misunderstanding.

3. The controller or teacher can not control all the activities of the students who are working in group.

4. The members in group some time do not have much time for meeting.

5. Decision will be usually be better if group debate the strength and weakness of several possibilities rather than immediately settling on one solution.

6. The group must remember that “best” does not mean “perfect” and that “consensus” does not mean “total satisfaction”.

7. Decide what happen to the group and find out the solution.

8. Choose a group leader before started working in group.

9. A successful leader will need vision to see the reason and goal that animate the team or group.

Date: April 25, 2010 Date: April 25, 2010

Agreed and approved by: Prepared by:

Group Leader

ANN KEAM OUN

Title and signature: Signature:

Questionnaire

We are year 4 students at Human Resources University in the field of Communication Skill. Now we want to research about the student’s belief toward studying in groups, so we want to get some information from all of you. Please feel free to answer all the questions bellow:

Note: you can check in boxes in the following answers.

I. Personal Data

1. What is your gender?

£a. Male £b. Female

2. How old are you?

£a. less than 20 £b. 20-25 £c. over 25

3. What is your major?

…………………….

4. What year are you in?

£a. year 1 £b. year 2 £c. year 3 £d. year 4

II. Information

5. Which method are you studying in your class?

£a. Student Center £b. Teacher Center

6. Have you ever been working in group?

£a. Yes £b. No

7. Do you like working in group?

£a. Yes £b. No

8. What do you think about working in group?

£a. bad £b. good £c. very good

9. How many people would you like to form in one group?

£a. 2-3 £b. 3-5 £c. 5-10

10. What does environment in your group?

£a. noisy £b. quiet £c. argument

11. How about groups participate?

£a. bad £b. good £c. very good

12. Does everyone respond for group work?

£a. only group leader respond for all £b. all of members work together £c. only one or a few people in the group £d. Everyone ignore

13. What do you think about the result after working in group?

£a. get nothing £b. Good result £c. bad result

£d. sometime bad, sometime good

14. Please write down what is your opinion about studying in group?

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