Structured Collaboration versus Individual Learning in Solving Physics Problems

@article{Harskamp2006StructuredCV,
  title={Structured Collaboration versus Individual Learning in Solving Physics Problems},
  author={Egbert G. Harskamp and Ning Ding},
  journal={International Journal of Science Education},
  year={2006},
  volume={28},
  pages={1669 - 1688}
}
  • E. HarskampN. Ding
  • Published 17 November 2006
  • Education, Physics
  • International Journal of Science Education
The research issue in this study is how to structure collaborative learning so that it improves solving physics problems more than individual learning. Structured collaborative learning has been compared with individual learning environments with Schoenfeld’s problem‐solving episodes. Students took a pre‐test and a post‐test and had the opportunity to solve six physics problems. Ninety‐nine students from a secondary school in Shanghai participated in the study. Students who learnt to solve… 
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