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Collab. Learning
Question | Answer |
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What is collaborative learning based on? | The view that knowledge is a social construct. |
Name two principles of collaborative learning | The learner or student is the primary focus of instruction.Interaction and "doing" are of primary importance |
To those who involve collaborative learning? | To students who work in pairs or in small groups to discuss concepts or find solutions to problems. |
What is the impact of collaborative learning or group work? | Research shows that educational experiences that are active, social, contextual, attractive and owned by students lead to deeper learning. |
That includes the benefits of collaborative learning | Promotion of student-faculty interaction.Increase in student retention, self-esteem, and responsibility. |
How can group work tasks be designed? | think about the learning outcomes of the course and how group work could address them. Then consider how groups will be organized, how student learning and group processes will be supported, and how students will be evaluated, if at all. |
How can you evaluate group work? | wikis • proposals • case study reports • presentations in class or video |