The document discusses the differences between cooperative and collaborative learning. It states that cooperative learning involves dividing students into groups to accomplish shared goals or products, while collaborative learning gives students more autonomy over the process. Both are based on constructivist learning theory that emphasizes active participation and social interaction. The teacher takes a more directive role in cooperative learning by structuring activities and maintaining control, whereas collaborative learning gives students more responsibility for directing the process.

1. Understanding the nature of
interactive learning

2. Many of the "The structural approach to cooperative learning
elements of is based on the creation, analysis and systematic
cooperative application of structures, or content-free ways of
learning may organizing social interaction in the classroom.
Structures usually involve a series of steps, with
be used in
proscribed behavior at each step. An important
collaborative cornerstone of the approach is the distinction
situations. between "structures" and "activities".
Spencer Kagan in an article in Educational Leadership (Dec/Jan 1989/1990)

3.  Collaboration
is a philosophy
whereas
of interaction
and personal
lifestyle
• Cooperation is a
structure of
interaction designed
to facilitate the
accomplishment of
an end product or
goal.

4. In all situations where people
come together in groups
The underlying premise of
collaborative learning is • it suggests a way of dealing
based upon consensus with people which respects and
highlights individual group
building through cooperation members' abilities and
by group members, in contributions.
contrast to competition in
• There is a sharing of authority
which individuals best other and acceptance of responsibility
group members. among group members for the
groups actions
not just a classroom technique

5.  in the classroom
apply this
philosophy:  at committee meetings
 with community groups
 within their families
generally as a way of living
with and dealing with other
people.

6. more directive than a is defined by a set of processes which help
collaborative system people interact together in order to accomplish
a specific goal or develop an end product
which is usually content specific.
closely controlled by
the teacher
the fundamental approach is teacher
centered

7.  the teacher maintains complete control of
the class, even though the students work in
groups to accomplish a goal
 The cooperative teacher asks a specific
question of a course.
 The teacher provides additional articles for
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the students to read and analyze
 the groups present their results to the
whole class and discuss their reasoning.
 to help facilitate the group interactions, the
teacher might use specific structures.
 the teacher maintains control of the process
at each stage of the students work.

8.  the groups would assume almost total responsibility
for answering the question
 the students determine if they had enough
information to answer the question.
 The collaborative teacher assess the progress of
each group and provide suggestions about each
group’s approach and the data generated.
 The teacher would be available for consultations
and would facilitate the process by asking for
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frequent progress reports from the groups
 The final product is determined by each group,
after consultation with the teacher.
 The students develop a very strong ownership for
the process

9. Learning Knowledge is discovered
consists of by students and the underlying premise for both
active transformed into concepts collaborative and cooperative learning is
participation by students can relate to. It is founded in constructivist theory.
the student then reconstructed and
versus passive expanded through new
acceptance of learning experiences
information pre
sented by an Learning comes about through
expert lecturer. transactions and dialogue among
students and between faculty and
Students learn to understand students, in a social setting
and appreciate different
perspectives through a dialogue
with their peers.

10. Panitz Ted; A Definition of Collaborative vs
Cooperative Learning (1996) in
http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/deliberations/collaborative-
learning/panitz-paper.cfm visited in 27/10/2009
Panitz ,Ted, COLLABORATIVE VERSUS COOPERATIVE LEARNING-
A COMPARISON OF THE TWO CONCEPTS WHICH WILL HELP US
UNDERSTAND THE UNDERLYING NATURE OF INTERACTIVE
LEARNING in
http://home.capecod.net/~tpanitz/tedsarticles/coopdefinition.htm
Visited in 27/10/2009
Science Education, What are the benefits of cooperative
and collaborative learning ?
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/concept2class/coopcollab/i
ndex.html visited in 14 /01/2010

11. made by
Teresa Rafael
PPEL/MPEL09
Universidade Aberta
Fevereiro 2010