Learning together and alone : cooperative, competitive, and individualistic learning / David W. Johnson, Roger T. Johnson

TL;DR: This article explored the perceptions of final year university business students of their formal group work experiences and found that group work has many benefits for effective learning while also preparing graduates for future work, however, group work often elicits a mixed reception from participants.

TL;DR: Results showed friendship and meaningful learning tasks helped to promote individual accountability and positive interdependence, and the use of progress reports and product versions was useful for coordinating and monitoring the learning process, but additional strategies might be needed for more effective collaboration to take place.

TL;DR: This paper found that groups that created more correct ideas (correct contributions or CCs) might be more likely to solve a problem, and students' recent actions (micro-time context) might aid CC creation.

TL;DR: This study investigates the effects of group composition of self-efficacy on group motivation, collaborative learning behavior, and performance in a computer-supported collaborative learning environment and demonstrates that collective efficacy has positive effects on discussion behaviors and group performance.