Pedro's+Summaries

What is Collaborative Learning? (by Barbara Leight Smith and Jean T. MacGregor)

"Collaborative learning” is an approach used by some teachers to brake that regular “teacher-student” type of class into something more interactive class, where students work in groups of 2 or more and mutually look for answers through discussing , searching, understanding . Good opening/thesis statement!


 * Assumptions about Learning **
 * ====**Learning is an active, constructive process: **to learn something, students must actively add the material they receive to what they already know. Through collaborative learning, this process not just add new information to what is already known by the students, but also help them to create something knew through those new information and ideas that were just added. ====
 * ====**Learning depends on rich contexts: **collaborative learning <range type="comment" id="571816">put students in a context where they have to face problems first and look for/rely on facts and ideas to solve these problems and support their answers. ====
 * ====**<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold';">Learners are diverse: **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold';"> <range type="comment" id="593378">each student is different, and this difference between them can <range type="comment" id="991141">add new points of view and perspectives to the others. Through collaborative learning they can share these perspectives and come to greater ideas and understanding. ====
 * ====**<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold';">Learning is inherently social: **<span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold';">collaborative work is mainly a social activity, where students are able to share and discuss things to overcome a problem, <range type="comment" id="155471">coming “to a better understanding on the part of the students, and to the creation of new understandings for all of us” <range type="comment" id="79640">(p. 2) . ====


 * <span style="font-family: 'TimesNewRoman,Bold'; font-size: 18.6667px;">Goals for Education **
 * ====**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Involvement: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> students are invited to<range type="comment" id="336396"> involve with each other, with the subject that’s being studied. It helps the students to build connections <range type="comment" id="778301">to the environment around them (other students, learning, their courses and <range type="comment" id="102162">faculties ). ====
 * ====**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Cooperation and teamwork: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"><range type="comment" id="405061">this helps students on recognizing and the differences and work with them on the encounters that they will have during their lives . <range type="comment" id="147476">The improvement <range type="comment" id="401677">on this ability is reflected in their outside lives. ====
 * ====**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;">Civic Responsibility: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;"> through collaborative learning, students are <range type="comment" id="573342">encourage to participate, <range type="comment" id="564537">dialogue and hear the <range type="comment" id="626396">others opinions. They <range type="comment" id="793997">get more <range type="comment" id="148770">sensitive in helping and <range type="comment" id="247472">hearing to the community. ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Collaborative learning techniques can be applied in a whole <range type="comment" id="353367">different environments both in-class and <range type="comment" id="257007">out-class. As a result of the using of this technique<range type="comment" id="225815"> we have something called “cooperative learning”, <range type="comment" id="694709">which is the result achieved through discussions in groups working together to maximize the result of the learning.

Good summary, Pedro! Make sure you try to look at the article as a whole (what are the main ideas?), and avoid getting lost in defining specific details. Your writing overall is very good, just remember to write as clearly as possible and simplify your sentences when you can. Also, as I mentioned in my comment, see if you can try to write your summary in more of a paragraph style and avoid using headings and bullet points. Great start! - Kimi