4. The Strategies of STAD
Many experts explain that STAD is one of the simplest of all cooperative learning techniques, and is a good model to begin with for teachers who are new
to the cooperative approach. It can be used in a variety of context. According to Robert Slavin, there are some strategies which are used in the STAD,
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such as follows:
a. Preparation. On the preparation, teacher should prepare the material,
assigning students to team, determining initial base scores and team building.
b. Schedule of Activities. On the schedule of activities, teacher should
follow the regular cycle of instructional activities, such as; teach, team study, test, and team recognition.
c. Figuring Individual and Team Scores. In this strategy, teacher should
score the students individually before he or she computes into the team score. The important thing is to make the improvement points.
Students earn points for their teams based on the degree to which their quiz scores percentage correct exceed their base scores.
Quiz Score Improvement Points
More than 10 points below base score 5
10 points below to 1 point below base score 10
Base score 10 points above base score 20
More than 10 points above base score 30
Perfect paper regardless of base score 30
The first thing that teacher should do in this strategy is to put the base score of students into the quiz score sheet. The base score is obtained
from the average of students’ previous score. The purpose of team scores and improvement points is to make it possible for all students to
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bring maximum points to their teams, whatever their level of past performance.
Table 2.1 Quiz Score Sheet
Date: May 23 Date:
Quiz: Recount Text Quiz:
Student Base
Score Quiz
Score Improvement
points Base
Score Quiz
Score Improvement
points Athaya
90 100
30 Rafiq
90 100
30 Febri
90 82
10 Kemal
85 74
10 Khofif
80 91
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d. Recognizing Team Accomplishments. In this strategy, teacher has to
give the team award that has its criterion as follows:
Criterion Team Average Award
15 GOODTEAM
20 GREATTEAM
25 SUPERTEAM
Teacher should provide some sort of recognition or reward for achieving at the level.
Table 2.2 Team Summary Sheet
The teacher should record the team’s improvement to make students more attractive to class and motivate them to improve their achievement more.
All teams can achieve the awards, they are not competing with one another.
e. Returning the First Set of Quizzes. In this strategy, teacher has to
explain to the students the improvement point system. f.
Recomputing Base Scores. Teacher recomputes students’ average quiz scores on all quizzes and assign students new base score on every
marking period. g.
Changing Teams. At the last period, teacher should resigning students to new team. It gives the students a new chance, allows students to
work with other classmates, and keeps the program fresh.
Team Name: Fantastic Four Team Members
1 2
3 4 5
6 7
Sara A.
30
Eddia E.
30
Edgar I.
20
Carol N.
20
TOTAL TEAM SCORE 100
TOTAL AVERAGE SCORE
25
TEAM AWARD SUPER
TEAM
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