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Differential Effects of Problem-Solving Demands on Individual and Collaborative Learning Outcomes
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Kirschner, Femke; Paas, Fred; Kirschner, Paul A.; Janssen, Jeroen – Learning and Instruction, 2011
The effectiveness and efficiency of individual versus collaborative learning was investigated as a function of instructional format among 140 high school students in the domain of biology. The instructional format either emphasized worked examples, which needed to be studied or the equivalent problems, which needed to be solved. Because problem…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Cooperative Learning, High School Students, Biology
Investigating the Relationship between Transactive Memory and Performance in Collaborative Learning
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Michinov, Nicolas; Michinov, Estelle – Learning and Instruction, 2009
The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationships between the three dimensions of transactive memory (coordination, credibility, and specialization) and performance of collaborating students. A total of 113 students, distributed into groups of two or three, participated in the study. They were required to complete a series of…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Memory, Learning Strategies, Cooperative Learning
Knowledge Convergence in Collaborative Learning: Concepts and Assessment
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Weinberger, Armin; Stegmann, Karsten; Fischer, Frank – Learning and Instruction, 2007
In collaborative learning the question has been raised as to how learners in small groups influence one another and converge or diverge with respect to knowledge. Knowledge convergence can be conceptualised as knowledge equivalence and as shared knowledge prior to, during, and subsequent to collaborative learning. Knowledge equivalence refers to…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Knowledge Level, Learning Strategies
Team-Skills Training Enhances Collaborative Learning
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Prichard, Jane S.; Stratford, Robert J.; Bizo, Lewis A. – Learning and Instruction, 2006
This study investigated the effects of team-skills training on collaborative learning in a university setting. Groups worked under one of three conditions: (1) groups received team-skill training as a group and remained in that group (Trained-Together), (2) groups received team-skills training, but were then reassigned into new groups…
Descriptors: Team Training, Cooperative Learning, Time Management, Learning Strategies
Cooperative Learning and the Appropriation of Procedural Knowledge by Primary School Children.
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Rojas-Drummond, Sylvia; Hernandez, Gerardo; Velez, Maricela; Villagran, Gabina – Learning and Instruction, 1998
The development and promotion of self-regulatory strategies for comprehending and learning from text were studied in 19 9-year olds using cooperative learning. The experimental group exposed to repeated reading experiences within the cooperative learning teams showed marked development of strategies for dealing with texts in comparison with the…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
Orchestrating a Mathematical Theme: Eleven-Year Olds Discuss the Problem of Infinity.
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Wistedt, Inger; Martinsson, Mats – Learning and Instruction, 1996
A study of interactions among Swedish intermediate-grade students as they solved a nonstandard mathematics task confronting the phenomenon of infinity shows that the children can reach a considerable understanding of the problem by contextualizing the problem in different ways. The collective orchestration of problem variations results in enhanced…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Development, Comprehension, Cooperative Learning
Teaching Collaborative Skills to Primary School Children in Classroom-Based Work Groups.
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Gillies, Robyn M; Ashman, Adrian F. – Learning and Instruction, 1996
Sixth graders (n=192) participated in a study that compared the effects on behavior and achievement of cooperative learning with group members trained to facilitate each other's learning and cooperative learning in which members did not receive such training. Training resulted in positive effects on achievement and behavior. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Cooperative Learning, Elementary School Students