Indrani Dey is a PhD student in Learning Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying under Dr. Sadhana Puntambekar. At iSAT, she works with Dr. Puntambekar to investigate how students’ ...

Collaborative learning in college is an instructional approach where students work together in small groups to solve problems, complete tasks, or discuss concepts. It emphasizes shared responsibility, ...

Collaborative assignments and projects are group learning experiences with specific goals or end-products that students achieve or create together to master one or more learning outcomes. The ...

Collaborative learning has emerged as a pivotal educational approach that harnesses the collective expertise of learners to enhance understanding and problem-solving capabilities. Recent advancements ...

K-12 educators sometimes use the terms “collaborative learning” and “cooperative learning” interchangeably when discussing students working together in the classroom. But the two terms carry distinct ...

Children who participate in group learning develop better decision-making skills than children who study the same curriculum via teacher-led discussions, suggests a new study. More than 760 ...

Debbie Zacarian ([email protected]) is known for her work in advancing student engagement and achievement. She is an education consultant and the author of many books, including two ...

Academic instructors, hired for their content expertise, are rarely trained in skills like classroom facilitation or community-building. But successful collaborative learning requires a degree of ...

While it might be tempting to view “active learning” as another educational buzzword, a large body of research demonstrates that active and collaborative classrooms produce deeper and more ...