GroupSpace as Support for Collaborative Learning

1.1. Collaborative Learning Collaborative learning evolved from the work of psychologists such as Johnson and Johnson (1975) and Slavin (1987). It involves social processes by which a small group of students work together to complete an academic problem-solving task designed to promote learning. The collaborative learning concept is based on the three premises of effective learning: (1) active learning and construction of knowledge; (2) cooperative and teamwork in learning; and (3) learning via problem solving (Maryam 1994). Collaborative learning has been advocated as the primary means of operationalizing the three attributes of effective learning. Regarding collaborative learning, there are primarily three lines of research in literature, namely, “effect” research, “conditions” research, and “interaction” research.