Collaborative Learning

Collaborative Learning

1. It is an educational approach to teaching and learning that involves groups of learners working together to solve a problem, complete a task, or create a product.

2. Collaborative learning is based on the idea that learning is a naturally social act in which the participants talk among themselves.

3. Learners assimilate the information and relate this new knowledge to a framework of prior knowledge.

4. Learning requires a challenge that opens the door for the learner to actively engage his/her peers.

5. Benefits

   • Develops higher level thinking skills.
   • Enhances student satisfaction with the learning experience.
   • Promotes a positive attitude toward the subject matter.
   • Develops oral communication skills
   • Builds self esteem in students.
   • Increasesstudent retention.
   • Encourages diversity understanding.
   • Encourages student responsibility for learning
   • Creates an environment of active, involved, exploratory learning.