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Table 3.5 Conversion Tables of Improvement Points 
Individual Gain 
Group Gain 
1. More than 5 points above base score 
5 improvement points 
2. More than 10 points above base score 
10 improvement points 
3. More than 15 points above base score 
15 improvement points 
4. More than 20 points above base score 
20 improvement points 
5. More than 30 points above base score 
25 improvement points 
(Adapted from Slavin, 1995) 
For example, one student scored 30 in his previous test, then, his base score 
would be 30. If he scored 60 in the next test, then the improvement points he earned 
for his group would be 25 because he scored more than 30 points above his own base 
score, as shown in Table 3.7.
The team score would be the total of each member’s improvement points rather 
than the raw quiz scores. This way, the students were all encouraged to study hard 
and also see to it that their teammates were progressing as well. The spirit de corps 
was therefore enhanced. The under-achievers were not jealous of their teammates’ 
high scores as they might in a traditional classroom. Instead, they began to hope that 
all of their group members could get more and more scores.
After the participants were familiarized with the structure and organization of the 
cooperative groups, they began to share more teaching and learning responsibilities in 
class after the first monthly examination. Starting from Lesson Five, the focus of the 
classroom teaching shifted to be more task-oriented. When the students were 
accustomed to helping and getting help from their peers instead of relying totally on 
their teacher in the learning process, they began to assume more learning 
responsibilities. 
A syllabus containing the lessons and job descriptions for each group was given 
to each of the students in the experimental group. The syllabus informed the