Topic: Analyze Three Different Collaborative Learning Approaches

Type of paper:	Research Paper
Subject area:	Education
Academic level:	College
Style:	APA
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Date submitted:	2008-11-21 22:57:18
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Three Collaborative Learning Approaches
Collaborative Learning
For quite a long time , learning has been associated with the
traditional authoritarian approach wherein the teacher lectures while
the student listens . However , throughout history , people have learned to
use different styles to absorb information . Instead of using a passive
approach such as the manner of teaching mentioned , collaborative
learning , which can be considered an active alternative has been
developed . The active style of education presents ``learning as a
social process which takes place through communication with others (Mead , cited in Hiltz , par . 1 . The learner actively
participates in the absorption of knowledge by conceptualizing ideas
into words and these ideas form through his reactions and responses of
others (Bouton and Garth , Alavi , cited in Hiltz .
Lev Semyonovich , a very popular Soviet psychologist , theorized that
students using the collaborative learning approach undergo two phases of
social process . The first phase is the problem-solving stage wherein
students encourage support and guide each other and the second phase
happens when the students come to resolve the conflict through their own
experiments and articulation of their arguments (Lin Hsiao , n .d , par .
3 ) These phases simply prove that collaborative learning can be a very
effective way to promote critical thinking and social interaction among
students .
Importance of Collaborative Learning Today
Globalization and the consistent development of organizational
infrastructure in the workplace have placed a higher necessity for
teamwork . International businesses and networks stand to gain further
advancement and success in their respective fields if diversity of
cultures...

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