What are the Features of Group-Based Collaborative Learning?

by Stephen Gyan

March 30, 2023

60-Second SoTL – Episode 27

This week’s episode explores team behaviors and characteristics in a case-based collaborative learning course. The episode features a recent study published in the Medical Science Educator.

Kochis, Michael, Daniel Kamin, Barbara Cockrill, and Henrike Besche. 2021. “Understanding and Optimizing Group Dynamics in Case-Based Collaborative Learning.” Medical Science Educator 31 (6): 1779–88. https://doi.org/10.1007/s4 0670-021-01367-y

View a transcript of this episode.

About this Episode’s Host

This episode was hosted by Stephen Gyan, a Graduate Apprentice for the Center for Leadership at Elon University. Stephen is in the 5th cohort of Elon University’s Master of Arts in Higher Education (MHE) program.

Read More About Collaborative Projects and Assignments

  • Marr, Mary Beth. 1997. “Cooperative Learning: A Brief Review.” Reading & Writing Quarterly 13 (1): 7–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/1057356970130102. 
  • Panitz, Theodore. 1999. “Collaborative versus Cooperative Learning: A Comparison of the Two Concepts Which Will Help Us Understand the Underlying Nature of Interactive Learning.” https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED448443 [Open Access]
  • Scager, Karin, Johannes Boonstra, Ton Peeters, Jonne Vulperhorst, and Fred Wiegant. 2016. “Collaborative Learning in Higher Education: Evoking Positive Interdependence.” CBE – Life Sciences Education 15 (4). https://www.lifescied.org/doi/10.1187/cbe.16-07-0219 [Open Access]
  • Van den Bossche, Piet, Wim H. Gijselaers, Mien Segers, and Paul A. Kirschner. 2006. “Social and Cognitive Factors Driving Teamwork in Collaborative Learning Environments: Team Learning Beliefs and Behaviors.” Small Group Research 37 (5): 490–521. https://doi.org/10.1177/1046496406292938.

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