This article, which details the benefits of collaborative learning, is intended to promote human interactions through cooperation as the favored educational paradigm. The first part of this article presents four major categories of benefits created by collaborative learning methods: academic, social, psychological, and assessment. Each of these…

Successful implementation of a Collaborative Learning (CL) strategy is much like planning for a journey. The more people are talked to and the more background research is done about the journey, the more successful it will be. Teachers who want to start using CL techniques should observe a teacher or teachers who are experienced and proficient in…