Collaborative Learning in Higher Education

Concetta La Rocca, Massimo Margottini, Rosa Capobianco

Department of Education, University of Roma Tre, Rome, Italy.

DOI: 10.4236/jss.2014.22009                

Abstract

This paper presents the procedures and the outcomes of collaborative activities and of peer tutoring carried out by the students in the teaching of “General Didactics”, held at the University of Roma Tre, in ay 2012/13.

Keywords

Learning Community; Collaborative Learning; Peer Tutoring; Barometer; On-Going Orientation

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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