When Is It Better to Learn Together? Insights from Research on Collaborative Learning

The Role of Robotics Teams’ Collaboration Quality on Team Performance in a Robotics Tournament

“…Many studies have revealed the significant role of peer interactions and verbal communication for knowledge construction (Chi, 2009;Hogan, Nastasi, & Pressley, 1999;Jeong, 2013;Jeong & Chi, 2007;Menekse, Stump, Krause, & Chi, 2013;Webb, 1989). However, some studies in learning sciences and educational psychology have shown that achieving successful collaboration is challenging and that working in small groups is not always beneficial in terms of group performance and individual learning (e.g., Barron, 2003;Chi & Menekse, 2015;Nokes-Malach, Richey, & Gadgil, 2015;Purzer, 2011;Stump, Hilpert, Husman, Chung, & Kim, 2011). Furthermore, past research indicates that peer interaction is important not only for the improvement of academic achievement but also for social skills development, including helping others, sharing, taking turns, showing respect, and working collaboratively.…”

Collaborative Learning in Higher Education: Evoking Positive Interdependence

“…Students may learn a lot from working in groups, but the learning potential of collaboration is underused in practice (Johnson et al ., 2007), particularly in science education (Nokes-Malach and Richey, 2015). Collaborative, cooperative, and team-based learning are usually considered to represent the same concept, although they are sometimes defined differently (Kirschner, 2001); we consider these concepts comparable and use the term “collaboration” throughout the paper.…”

Designing the Denouement in Active and Flipped Classes

“…The student engagement we so value in active learning sessions can also actually add to students' cognitive load. Students must manage the input of multiple voices and navigate a rapid change of speakers (Nokes‐Malach, Richey, & Gadgil, 2015). This additional load makes it challenging for students to organize and integrate their thoughts.…”