2. Collaborative learning is a type of active learning that takes
place in student teams. The students participating in
collaborative learning are actively exchanging , debating and
negotiating ideas within their group, which increases their
interest in learning.
3. It includes both teaching learning
strategies and environments in which
learners engage in a common task where
each individual depends on and is
accountable to each other.
4. According to Gerlach , collaborative leaning is based
on the idea that learning is a naturally social act in
which participants talk among themselves. It is through
the talk that learning occurs.
8. Students have increased control
over learning.
Responsibility for learning is more
student centered rather than
teacher centered,
9. Students are decision- makers and
teachers are facilitators.
Students master knowledge through
constructing content rather than
through memorizing content.
10. Teacher and students jointly construct
knowledge.
There is a sharing of authority and
acceptance of responsibility among group
members for the group actions.
