Collaborative work is a didactic approach that is used in the classroom for the acquisition of knowledge through a work dynamic.
It is very important to achieve a good result in the works and allows students to interact with each other, have the ability to dialogue, get to know each other better and be able to reach decision-making, it allows to reinforce the values, their skills and abilities.
The objective of this approach is for students to work, build their own knowledge and be enriched by the exchange of ideas; It consists of working together to achieve a common goal, in addition to developing many skills in the actors and achieve a comprehensive education.
Collaborative work is a very simple tool to use in class and has many advantages, here we will study some:
ADVANTAGES OF COLLABORATIVE LEARNING
Encourage learning to learn: students build their own knowledge through the exchange of ideas with their peers and the search for solutions.
It generates reciprocal dependence: everyone depends on everyone, creates a dependence responsible for a common good.
Reinforce individual autonomy: each student is responsible for a part of the task to contribute and achieve the common good.
Strengthens values: put into practice responsibility, solidarity and teamwork.
Improve relationships: since students communicate with colleagues of different characters.
They allow students to process information and learn from it.
Facilitate attention: students become teachers of their own classmates.
Develop self-evaluation capacity.
Increase self-esteem.
Motivate students and create new learning experiences.
Select 4 or 5 students per group: the groups can not be too big or too small and achieve better fluency.
Create balanced groups: students must mix according to their abilities, abilities and needs.
Adapt the workplace: it is important to distribute the groups according to the size of the classroom and facilitate communication.
Establish the rules: it is important to create standards from the beginning for this type of work; It is important to respect the opinions of others, listen and let others listen.
Act as a conductor and observer: the role of teachers is very important, you must make clear the objective of the work.
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