Background Research on student‐led small‐group learning in schools going back nearly
four decades has documented many types of student participation that promote learning …

The past fifteen years have shown a resurgence of interest in small-group, peer-directed
learning in the classroom. This article reviews and analyzes the research linking task-related …

Peer learning allows a positive use of differences between pupils, turning them into learning
opportunities. Yet education professionals often remain unfamiliar with the principles …

This chapter is about metacognition and academic learning. The central message is that
students can enhance their learning by becoming aware of their own thinking as they read …

This chapter discusses the kinds of peer interaction that influence learning in small groups
and describes the characteristics of students, groups and tasks that predict different patterns …

In order to create an initial framework for learning-by-teaching, this article reviews a body of
relevant research, from a historical perspective, gathering evidence about the potential and …

This article presents a conceptual analysis of collaboration scripts used in face-to-face and
computer-mediated collaborative learning. Collaboration scripts are scaffolds that aim to …

This study identified student behaviors that best predicted mathematics learning in peer-
directed small groups among students who needed help. Two behaviors were hypothesized …

Abstract [This book builds] upon the latest psychological research, it considers how learning
and performance can be enhanced and through what means. Specific issues are examined …

This study compared the effects on achievement and verbal interaction of two instructional
programs designed to teach students how to work effectively in small groups: cooperative …