Collaborative Learning : -
The concept of collaborative learning is the grouping and pairing of students for the purpose of achieving an academic goal. The term "cooperative learning" refers to an instruction method in which students at various performance levels work together in small groups toward a common goal.
44 Benefits of Collaborative Learning : -
The concept of collaborative learning is the grouping and pairing of students for the purpose of achieving an academic goal. The term "cooperative learning" refers to an instruction method in which students at various performance levels work together in small groups toward a common goal.
44 Benefits of Collaborative Learning : -
- Develops higher level thinking skills
- Promotes student-faculty interaction and familiarity
- Increases student retention
- Builds self esteem in students
- Enhances student satisfaction with the learning experience
- Promotes a positive attitude toward the subject matter
- Develops oral communication skills
- Develops social interaction skills
- Promotes positive race relations
- Creates an environment of active, involved, exploratory learning
- Uses a team approach to problem solving while maintaining individual accountability
- Encourages diversity understanding
- Encourages student responsibility for learning
- Involves students in developing curriculum and class procedures
- Students explore alternate problem solutions in a safe environment
- Stimulates critical thinking and helps students clarify ideas through discussion and debate
- Enhances self management skills
- Fits in well with the constructivist approach
- Establishs an atmosphere of cooperation and helping schoolwide
- Students develop responsibility for each other
- Builds more positive heterogeneous relationships
- Encourages alternate student assessment techniques
- Fosters and develops interpersonal relationships
- Modelling problem solving techniques by students' peers
- Students are taught how to criticize ideas, not people
- Sets high expectations for students and teachers
- Promotes higher achievement and class attendance .
- Students stay on task more and are less disruptive
- Greater ability of students to view situations from others' perspectives (development of empathy)
- Creates a stronger social support system
- Creates a more positive attitude toward teachers, principals and other school personnel by students and creates a more positive attitude by teachers toward their students
- Addresses learning style differences among students
- Promotes innovation in teaching and classroom techniques
- Classroom anxiety is significantly reduced
- Test anxiety is significantly reduced
- Classroom resembles real life social and employment situations
- Students practice modeling societal and work related roles
- CL is synergystic with writing across the curriculum
- CL activities can be used to personalize large lecture classes
- Skill building and practice can be enhanced and made less tedious through CL activities in and out of class.
- CL activities promote social and academic relationships well beyond the classroom and individual course
- CL processes create environments where students can practice building leadership skills.
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