Talk:Collaborative learning

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I'm going to remove the "criticisms" section for the time being. While it is true that these are common fears of collaborative learning, the section as it is currently written does not paint a very fair (nor referenced) picture of the actual debate (i.e., it isn't that people who work with collaborative methods don't know about these objections, or that there aren't ways for these objections to be worked around). Further, with out sources, it is hard to discuss some of this (e.g., Johnson and Johnson have noted that there is no research to indicate that high-performing students do not benefit from collaborative learning and that there is compelling evidence on the other side...what evidence does the current "criticisms" section have against this?).

Of course, this is all debatable, but it is better to have it here on the talk page than on the entry page where things that may or may not be true might pass as truth. matthew 01:49, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

So you agree those are the standard criticisms, yet you removed the section anyway? Just rewrite it to improve it, don't delete it unless you can show they are outright wrong. It's been so long since I've read anything on the topic I don't have any sources handy, but

simply removing valid criticisms doesn't help either. At least copy the section to the talk page. - Taxman ^Talk 02:00, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Similar articles?

Are Learning community and collaborative learning similar? FT2 ^{(Talk | email)} 11:05, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

I would say that collaborative learning is more about pedagogical practice whereas Learning Community deals more with the social structure of such a community.Loyola 13:28, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Definition clarification

one of the definitions doesn't overstress the dominant factor of excellent student over shy and weak students, consequently it's worth looking back at the definition and trying to find an exit to this crucial point. Briaboru