Comparing Effects of Dyad and Individual Training on Learning in Second and Forth grades Girl Students

Cooperative learning is a type of learning which is better than comparative and individual learning methods in acquiring skills and social and affective development. Dyad training method, some type of cooperative learning, is a suitable candidate to achieve an ideal condition for learning.  So the present study through a semi-experimental research aims to investigate effectiveness and efficiency of this method in learning roping motor skills with comparing it with individual training method in second and fourth grade of elementary school. 33 students in second and 40 students in fourth grade with age means of 8.60 and 10.89 years in each grade separately was divided to two groups of dyad and individual training. They practiced 8 sessions and one week after the last session participated in the test. Assessment was done according to scoring to program of roping which was practiced. Results showed that dyad training group was better than individual training group in retention test in second grade. However the groups were not significant different in fourth grade. In general with using dyad training, we can increase effectiveness and efficiency of training conditions and get closer to an optimal training environment.