Effectiveness of Active Learning on Improving University Students’ Writing

(Based on Practice in First-Year Experience)

Abstract

The objective of this study is to determine whether cooperative learning in classes consisting of a small number of first-year college students produces an increase in their writing abilities. I attempted to determine this based on a class using Active Learning, in which cooperative learning is possible. As a result of analyzing the class, it was observed that there was an increase in their expressive writing abilities through Active Learning. Further, it can be inferred that being allowed to learn in a relatively free learning environment is an important requisite to cooperative learning.