“…Slavin (1980, as cited in Kim, 2018) at that time defined the model as operational instructional approach in which learners are rewarded for score they obtained as a team. STAD is a highly structured (Ishtiaq, Ali, & Salem, 2017) cooperative instructional model (Kim, 2018) that involves formation of heterogeneous teams (Awada, Burston, & Ghannage, 2020) of four to five members (Suastika et al, 2021) with the ultimate aim of maximizing academic achievement, (Syafril, Rahayu, Wati, & Yuberti, 2018). Zubaidah and Corebima (2021) argued that, STAD is practical model of cooperative instructional approach that accentuates classroom interactions that furnish students with the opportunity to work as a group, motivate, and assist every group member in apprehending a given learning materials for the ultimate purpose of achieving academic excellence hence requires the need of the teacher to monitor group proceedings to ensure active participation of everybody (Nair & Sanai, 2018).…”