Cooperative learning through educational social network using digital tools
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Educational innovation, cooperative learning, educational social networks, technology-mediated instruction
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This article presents some results related to an ongoing research project aimed at adapting and incorporating into an educational social network some of the teaching tools and didactic strategies proposed by the Cooperating to Learn / Learning to Cooperate Program. The goal is to teach students to learn in cooperative groups from an inclusive perspective. The study follows a qualitative approach based on a multiple case study methodology. Its purpose is to analyze and interpret how this innovative didactic proposal helps teachers in implementing cooperative teaching and learning processes in virtual environments mediated by digital instructional tools. The research focuses on four upper primary school classes. The selected schools represent different levels of experience in the use of cooperative learning techniques and digital technologies. The results presented here address one of the specific objectives of the study: to evaluate the implementation of cooperative structures adapted to the virtual environment in order to guide learning in cooperative groups. The findings provide evidence of the impact of the proposal on increasing students’ motivation and interest, fostering equitable participation, simultaneous interaction, and mutual support, as well as improving teacher’s professional competence, from the perspective of both students and teachers.
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