Collaborative learning pdf

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Students lack critical thinking abilities

Shortcomings of Traditional Learning Methods

Students learn for degrees and grades

Students use memorization techniques for learning

Lacks development of creativity and cognitive abilities

What is Collaborative Learning?

Collaborative learning is an educational approach in which students study in groups to enhance their learning outcomes

They come together to perform tasks, work on projects and understand new concepts

Helps students to defend their places, reframe ideas, understand other person’s points of view

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of a subject

Collaborative Learning examples include-

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Sharing ideas and concepts with other students

Working together on projects

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Characteristics of Collaborative Classrooms-

Both, teacher and students learn by sharing knowledge

The students learn through teacher’s expertise and teachers learn through student’s lessons

Shared learning authority among the teachers and students

The students has the provision to set their goals and gather information through different learning materials

Teacher acts as middle man

The teacher does not solely give knowledge to the students but also acts as mediator between students and education

Diverse groupings of students

The groups should be made such that the students are different from each other in terms of their strengths, weaknesses, interests and other aspects

Benefits of Collaborative Learning

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Strategies for Collaborative Learning

Clarifying the group responsibilities

Allow group tasks to reduce anxiety

Form diverse groups

Conduct a pretest and posttest Make use of real-world problems Make use of technology for better learning outcomes

Types of Collaborative Learning

Think-pair-share

The students work independently before and then they engage in discussions in such a way that it exchanges information and ideas among them

Informal collaborative learning groups

The class is divided into groups and they are assigned a project to handle

Formal collaborative learning groups

The group members are required to stay together for weeks or months working on projects

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Problem-based learning

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Teacher’s role in Collaborative Learning

Forming groups, and helping students with good environments and activities

Giving opportunities and tasks that promote collaborative learningX

Structure the groups in such a way that it involves diversity

Offer resources and study materials to the students

Conduct assessment of the students in groups

How can MasterSoft help in Collaborative learning?

MasterSoft can help the students to form groups and work remotely with the help of software

It can help the teachers to assess the students and get access to their work

The teachers has access to various groups and their information stored separately

The distribution of responsibilities and solutions can be recorded in the portals

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