Social effects of collaborative learning in primary schools

Learning and Instruction

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 177-191

  Tolmie, Andrew Kenneth ^a   Topping, Keith J ^b   Christie, Donald ^c   Donaldson, Caroline ^d   Howe, Christine ^e   Jessiman, Emma ^f   Livingston, Kay ^g   Thurston, Allen ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^f Fife Council Psychological Service   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classroom relations; Collaborative learning; Group work; Transactive dialogue; Work relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949110607     PISSN: 09594752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.learninstruc.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

References (67)

1. Akaike H. A new look at the statistical model identification. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 19 (1974) 716-723
2. Aronson E., Stephan C., Sikes J., Blaney N., and Snapp M. The jigsaw classroom (1978), Sage, Beverley Hills, CA
3. Arvaja M., Hakkinen P., Rasku-Puttonen H., and Etelapelto A. Social processes and knowledge building during small group interaction in a school science project. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 46 (2002) 161-179
4. Azmitia M. Taking time out from collaboration: opportunities for synthesis and emotion regulation. In: Joiner R., Littleton K., Faulkner D., and Miell D. (Eds). Rethinking collaborative learning (2000), Free Association Books, London 179-195
5. Azmitia M., and Montgomery R. Friendship, transactive dialogue, and the development of scientific reasoning. Social Development 2 (1993) 202-221
6. Bachmann K., and Grossen M. Explanations and modes of collaboration in tutor-tutee interactions at school. In: Littleton K., Miell D., and Faulkner D. (Eds). Learning to collaborate, collaborating to learn (2004), Nova Science, New York 111-132
7. Baines E., Blatchford P., Kutnick P., Chowne A., Ota C., and Berdondini L. Promoting effective groupwork in primary schools: Developing relationships to enhance learning and inclusion. A guide for teachers (2008), Routledge, London
8. Bales R.F. Interaction process analysis: A method for the study of small groups (1950), Addison-Wesley, Cambridge, MA
9. Bell A., and Sigsworth A. The small rural primary school (1987), Falmer, London
10. Blatchford P., Baines E., Rubie-Davies C., Bassett P., and Chowne A. The effect of a new approach to group-work on pupil-pupil and teacher-pupil interaction. Journal of Educational Psychology 98 (2006) 750-765
11. Blatchford P., Galton M., Kutnick P., and Baines E. Improving the effectiveness of pupil groups in classrooms. End of award report to the Economic and Social Research Council. Retrieved September 11, 2006 from (2005). http://www.spring-project.org.uk/spring-Publications.htm
12. Buchs C., Butera F., Mugny G., and Darnon C. Conflict elaboration and cognitive outcomes. Theory into Practice 43 (2004) 23-30
13. Clark A., Anderson R.C., Kuo L., Kim I., Archodidou A., and Nguyen-Jahiel K. Collaborative reasoning: expanding ways for children to talk and think in school. Educational Psychology Review 15 (2003) 181-198
14. Cohen E.G. Restructuring the classroom: conditions for productive small groups. Review of Educational Research 64 (1994) 1-35
15. Damon W., and Phelps E. Critical distinctions among three approaches to peer education. International Journal of Educational Research 58 (1989) 9-19
16. Darnon C., Buchs C., and Butera F. Epistemic and relational conflicts in sharing identical vs. complementary information during cooperative learning. Swiss Journal of Psychology 61 (2002) 139-151
17. Deutsch M. An experimental study on the effects of cooperation and competition upon group process. Human Relations 2 (1949) 199-231
18. Deutsch M. Cooperation and trust: some theoretical notes. In: Jones M. (Ed). Nebraska symposium on motivation (1962), University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE 275-319
19. Dillenbourg P. What do you mean by 'collaborative learning'?. In: Dillenbourg P. (Ed). Collaborative learning: Cognitive and computational approaches (1999), Elsevier, Oxford, UK 1-19
20. Doise W., and Mugny G. The social development of the intellect (1984), Pergamon, Oxford, UK
21. Edmondson A. Psychological safety and learning behaviour in work teams. Administrative Science Quarterly 44 (1999) 350-383
22. Foot H.C., Morgan M.J., and Shute R.H. Children's helping relationships: an overview. In: Foot H.C., Morgan M.J., and Shute R.J. (Eds). Children helping children (1990), Wiley, Chichester, UK 3-17
23. Galton M.J., Hargreaves L., Comber C., Wall D., and Pell A. Inside the primary classroom: 20 Years on (1999), Routledge, London
24. Gillies R.M., and Ashman A.F. An historical review of the use of groups to promote socialization and learning. In: Gillies R.M., and Ashman A.F. (Eds). Co-operative learning: The social and intellectual outcomes of learning in groups (2003), Routledge Falmer, London 1-18
25. Howe C.J., and Tolmie A. Productive interaction in the context of computer-supported collaborative learning in science. In: Littleton K., and Light P. (Eds). Learning with computers: Analysing productive interaction (1998), Routledge, London 24-45
26. Howe C.J., and Tolmie A. Group work in primary school science: discussion, consensus and guidance from experts. International Journal of Educational Research 39 (2003) 51-72
27. Howe C.J., Tolmie A., Anderson A., and Mackenzie M. Conceptual knowledge in physics: the role of group interaction in computer-supported teaching. Learning & Instruction 2 (1992) 161-183
28. Howe C.J., Tolmie A., and Rodgers C. The acquisition of conceptual knowledge in science by primary school children: group interaction and the understanding of motion down an incline. British Journal of Developmental Psychology 10 (1992) 113-130
29. Howe C., Tolmie A., Thurston A., Topping K., Christie D., Livingston K., et al. Group work in elementary science: towards organisational principles for supporting pupil learning. Learning & Instruction 17 (2007) 549-563
30. Issroff, K. (1995). Investigating computer-supported collaborative learning from an affective perspective. Unpublished PhD thesis, Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
31. Jarvelä S., Lehtinen E., and Salonen P. Socio-emotional orientation as a mediating variable in the teaching-learning interaction: implications for instructional design. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 44 (2000) 293-306
32. Johnson D.W., and Johnson R. Conflict in the classroom: controversy and learning. Review of Educational Research 49 (1979) 51-70
33. Johnson D.W., Johnson R., and Maruyama G. Interdependence and interpersonal attraction among heterogeneous and homogeneous individuals: a theoretical formulation and a meta-analysis of the research. Review of Educational Research 53 (1983) 5-54
34. Johnson D.W., Maruyama G., Johnson R., Nelson D., and Skon L. The effects of cooperative, competitive, and individualistic goal structures on achievement: a meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin 89 (1981) 47-62
35. Kreijns, K., & Kirschner, P. A. Sociable CSCL and CSCoP environments: warming-up cold CSCL and CSCoP environments. Paper presented at the 11th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, August 2005, Nicosia, Cyprus.
36. Kutnick P., and Manson I. Social life in the classroom: towards a relational concept of social skills for use in the classroom. In: Campbell A., and Muncer S. (Eds). The social child (1998), Psychology Press, Hove, UK
37. Kutnick P., Ota C., and Berdondini L. Improving the effects of group working in classrooms with young school-aged children: facilitating attainment, interaction and classroom activity. Learning & Instruction 18 (2008) 83-95
38. Luke D.A. Multilevel modelling (2004), Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA
39. MacDonald R., and Miell D. Musical conversations: collaborating with a friend on creative tasks. In: Joiner R., Littleton K., Faulkner D., and Miell D. (Eds). Rethinking collaborative learning (2000), Free Association Books, London 65-78
40. Marks H.M. Student engagement in instructional activity: patterns in the elementary, middle and high school years. American Educational Research Journal 37 (2000) 153-184
41. May M., and Doob L. Cooperation and competition (1937), Social Sciences Research Council, New York
42. Mercer N. The guided construction of knowledge: Talk amongst teachers and learners (1995), Multilingual Matters, Clevedon, UK
43. Piaget J. The moral development of the child (1932), Routledge/Kegan Paul, London
44. Piaget J. The equilibration of cognitive structures (1985), University of Chicago Press, Chicago
45. Polvi S., and Telama R. The use of cooperative learning as a social enhancer in physical education. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 44 (2000) 105-115
46. Raudenbush S., Bryk A., and Congdon R. HLM 6 - Hierarchical linear and nonlinear modeling (2005), Scientific Software International, Lincolnwood, IL
47. Roitascher R.C. A microeconomic model of sociometric choice. Sociometry 37 (1974) 219-238
48. Roschelle J., and Teasley S.D. The construction of shared knowledge in collaborative problem solving. In: O'Malley C. (Ed). Computer supported collaborative learning (1995), Springer, Berlin 69-97
49. Roseth C.J., Fang F., Johnson D.W., and Johnson R.T. Effects of cooperative learning on middle school students: A meta-analysis (2006), American Educational Research Association Convention, San Francisco
50. Rourke, L. Operationalizing social interaction in computer conferencing. Paper presented at the 16th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Distance Education, May 2000, Quebec City, Canada.
51. Salonen P., Vauras M., and Efklides A. Social interaction: what can it tell us about metacognition and coregulation in learning?. European Psychologist 10 (2005) 199-208
52. Schwartz D.L. The productive agency that drives collaborative learning. In: Dillenbourg P. (Ed). Collaborative learning: Cognitive and computational approaches (1998), Elsevier, Oxford, UK 197-218
53. Shachar H., and Fischer S. Cooperative learning and the achievement of motivation and perceptions of students in 11th grade chemistry classes. Learning & Instruction 14 (2004) 69-87
54. Shapira A., and Madsen M.C. Cooperative and competitive behaviour of kibbutz and urban children in Israel. Child Development 4 (1969) 609-617
55. Sharan S. Cooperative learning in small groups: recent methods and effects on achievement, attitudes and ethnic relations. Review of Educational Research 50 (1980) 241-271
56. Slavin R. Cooperative learning and student achievement. In: Slavin R.E. (Ed). School and classroom organization (1989), Erlbaum, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
57. Summers J.J. Effects of collaborative learning in math on sixth graders' individual goal orientations from a socioconstructivist perspective. The Elementary School Journal 106 (2006) 273-290
58. Summers J.J., and Svinicki M.D. Investigating classroom community in higher education. Learning and Individual Differences 17 (2007) 55-67
59. Tolmie A., and Howe C.J. Gender and dialogue in secondary school physics. Gender & Education 5 (1993) 191-209
60. Tolmie A., Howe C.J., Mackenzie M., and Greer K. Task design as an influence on dialogue and learning: primary school group work with object flotation. Social Development 2 (1993) 183-201
61. Tolmie A., Thomson J.A., Foot H.C., Whelan K., Morrison S., and McLaren B. The effects of adult guidance and peer discussion on the development of children's representations: evidence from the training of pedestrian skills. British Journal of Psychology 96 (2005) 181-204
62. Topping K.J. Collaborative learning evaluation form (2003), Centre for Peer Learning, University of Dundee, Dundee. http://www.dundee.ac.uk/fedsoc/CLEF.htm Retrieved August 1, 2005 from
63. Van den Bossche, P., Van Gennip, N., Gijselaers, W., & Segers, M. Collaborative learning as constructive conflict: Building shared mental models. Paper presented at the 11th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, August 2005, Nicosia, Cyprus.
64. Volet S., Summers M., and Thurmann J. High-level co-regulation in collaborative learning: how does it emerge and how is it sustained?. Learning & Instruction 19 (2009) 128-143
65. Webb N., and Farivar S. Promoting helping behaviour in cooperative small groups in middle school mathematics. American Educational Research Journal 31 (1999) 369-395
66. Wegerif R. Applying a dialogical model of reason in the classroom. In: Joiner R., Littleton K., Faulkner D., and Miell D. (Eds). Rethinking collaborative learning (2000), Free Association Books, London 119-136
67. Williams J.M., and Tolmie A. Conceptual change in biology: group interaction and the understanding of inheritance. British Journal of Developmental Psychology 18 (2000) 625-649