The Influence of Three Teaching Methods on Undergraduate Physics Students' Group Work Skills

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to compare the influence of three teaching methods, as represented by problem-based learning (PBL), the PBL with lecture method, and the conventional teaching on undergraduate physics students' group work skills among bachelor's degree physics students. In this study, the pre-and post-test were done and the instruments were administered to the students for data collection. The actual sample size comprises of 122 students, who were selected randomly from the Physics Department, College of Education in Iraq. Overall, the statistical results rejected null hypothesis of this study. Thus, using the PBL without or with lecture method enhances the skills of the group work among the bachelor's degree physics students, better than using the conventional teaching.