COOPERATIVE LEARNING BETWEEN MEDICAL STUDENTS AND ITS EFFECTS ON EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT.

Background: Cooperative learning (CL) is refers to students working in teams ( group work) that minimizes the occurrence of Lack of understanding to understand topics and reduce unpleasant situations and satisfaction to learning. The present work is aimed at studying Medical Students Cooperative Learning and its Effects on Educational Attainment At al- Imam Mohammed bin Saud University College of Medicine in the Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia, toward CL . Material and Methods: In this Cross-Sectional Study (Observational Survey), a simple random sample was taken from al- Imam Mohammed bin Saud University College of Medicine in Riyadh city. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire, from first year, second year, and third year. We used the SPSS program for data analysis. Results: Of the participants, 36.3 % had use cooperative learning. (32.1%) of them their GPA is 3.5-4 . ( 25% )of them is 4-4.5, (21.4%) of them is 3-3.5, (17.8 %) of them is 4.5-5 and (3.5%) of them is lower than 3 . Of the participants, 63.7% they study alone. (34.6 %) of them their GPA is 3.5-4 . ( 22 % )of them is 4-4.5, (20.4 %) of them is 3-3.5, (16.3 %) of them is 4.5-5 and (6.1%) of them is lower than 3. Motives which made grope cooperative study are (39.2% ) his member group have good GPA, (32.1% ) his member have same GPA and (14.2 % ) are friends and study on exam time. Of the participant (72.7 %) live with family. ( 41 %) of them has used CL. (45 % ) of participant that live alone has used CL. Of participants that use CL , ( 46.4 %) consume 1-2 hours for studying. (32.1 %) consume 3-4 hours and (21.4 % ) consume more than 4 hours. Of participants who study alone , ( 63.2 % consume 1-2 hours, (28.5 %) consume 3-4 hours and (8.1 %) consume more than 4 hours. Conclusion: most of medical students in AL-Imam University do not use CL in studying. The main motivation tend student to make CL group is goodness of GPA. Also, most of students who live alone are tend to CL more than they live with their families. In addition, most of student who study alone consume less time for studying than who use CL.