Where students share responsibility with each other (and possibly the teacher) to come up with methodologies, tasks, assessment, etc., in the attainment of a particular goal. Typically used in support of student-centered learning.
An instructional method that emphasizes students working together in small groups to complete a task or reach a common goal; in some cases students may be responsible for each other's learning
An instructional method in which students work together in small groups towards a common goal. The students may be responsible for each other's learning. See also Co-operative learning
where students work together to aid their learning. The availability of ICT means this can be done at a distance.
A style of teaching and learning where students work in teams toward a common goal. In some online courses, collaborative learning teams are used where you are asked to work cooperatively with your classmates. The idea is that students learn from each other.
A more radical departure from "cooperative learning". It involves learners working together in small groups to develop their own answer through interaction and reaching consensus, not necessarily a known answer. Monitoring the groups or correcting "wrong" impressions is not the role of the trainer since there is no authority on what the answer should be.
A variety of educational approaches involving joint intellectual effort by students or students and teachers together; usually in groups of two or more students mutually search for understanding, meaning, solutions, or in the creation of a product.
can refer to any instruction method in which students work together in small groups toward a common goal.
when students work with others to achieve a specific goal, purpose, or outcome.
Any activity that enables students to complete tasks, such as projects, more effectively£®Collaborative learning encourages group problem solving, which is both a skill and an attitude necessary to life in a globalized economy£®Collaborating in small groups, students learn to work with peers of varying talents, interests, abilities and backgrounds£®The teacher or the group often assigns each team member a personal responsibility that is essential to successful completion of the task£®Used appropriately, co-operative learning allows students to acquire both knowledge and social skills£®Students learn from one another and begin to respect group members that they might otherwise have not gotten to know£®Also called Co-operative Learning
or cooperative learning: An instructional approach in which students of varying abilities and interests work together in small groups to solve a problem, complete a project, or achieve a common goal.
Learning occurring while a student is a member of a group and contributing to the group's as well as the student's own achievement of learning outcomes.
Learning through the exchange and sharing of information and opinions among a peer group. Computers excel in mediating collaborative learning for geographically dispersed groups.
when learners work in groups on the same task simultaneously, thinking together over demands and tackling complexities. Collaboration is here seen as the act of shared creation and/or discovery. Within the context of electronic communication, collaborative learning can take place without members being physically in the same location.
An umbrella term for the variety of approaches and models in education that involve the shared intellectual efforts by students working in small groups to accomplish a goal or complete a task. ( learn more)
Collaborative learning is an umbrella term for a variety of approaches in education that involve joint intellectual effort by students or students and teachers. Groups of students work together in searching for understanding, meaning or solutions or in creating a product. The approach is closely related to cooperative learning, but is considered to be more radical because of its reliance on youth voice.