Collaborative Learning and Patterns of Practice

TL;DR

This paper provides a comprehensive overview of collaborative learning, including its definitions, pedagogical foundations, common practice patterns, and future research directions.

Contribution

It offers a detailed synthesis of research approaches, pedagogies, and patterns of practice in collaborative learning, highlighting current state and open questions.

Findings

Identification of core pedagogies and learning theories

Analysis of common patterns of collaborative practice

Discussion of future research directions

Abstract

In this article, an overview of the background, the research approaches and the patterns of practice in the field of collaborative learning are provided. A definition of collaborative learning and an overview of fundamental aspects that shape research and practice in this field are included. Pedagogies and learning theories that are used as foundations of the field alongside goals and objectives of collaborative learning approaches are discussed. Popular patterns of practice, exploring their application in classrooms and elaborating on the state of the art around those practices in research are outlined. A discussion about important topics, open questions and future directions are provided in conclusion.