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participation; for example, ‘In tutorials I often share my personal understanding

of course material’ or ‘In tutorials I often contribute to discussion with comments’.
These items are consistent with the definitions and the survey questions in other
studies measuring in-class participation (Rocca, 2010; Sidelinger and Booth-

Butterfield, 2010).

The result of those questionnaires, both the R-SPQ-2F and the
participation questionnaires, were then analyzed using t-test.
Adapted from Herrmann (2013)

No. The Elements of the Method
1. The Subject of the Research:

• 20–25 students which are voluntarily grouped into three to five
members.

• Students of a Political Theory course at a Danish university who studied

in a tutorial class.
• Students who have 10 weeks class consisting of 5 weeks with usual
activity and 5 other weeks with cooperative activity.

2. The Data Collection Technique:

• Jigsaw technique
• Revised Study Process Questionnaire (R-SPQ-2F) which is translated into

Danish
• Participation questionnaire

3. The Data Analysis Technique:
T-test

Activity 6

Read the method below and decide whether each statement that follow
is true (T) or false (F).
The Title:
Comparing Efficiency between Cooperative and Non-cooperative Farms:
A Case of Sugar Beet Farmers of West Azerbaijan, Iran
The Method:
Piranshahr is located in the southwestern region of West Azerbaijan
province, Iran. West Azerbaijan is one of the major poles of the sugar production

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