Abstract

Collaborative learning is a learning activity in which students are involved in teamwork to achieve set learning goals. In these learning activities there are elements which are the main characteristics of collaborative learning, including: the existence of positive interdependence, individual accountability, promoting face-to-face interaction, the use of appropriate collaboration skills and the existence of group processes. Collaborative learning has characteristics, namely the structure of goals, tasks and rewards that are collaborative, which are different from learning that is individualistic and competitive. The research method used is library research (libray research), namely research by collecting various kinds of data obtained from books, scientific journals, theses and others which are used as data sources. According to constructivism, knowledge cannot be transferred from teacher to student, but must be actively constructed by students themselves. Students construct their knowledge by testing their own ideas and experiences, applying them to new situations, and integrating the new knowledge gained with the knowledge they already have. Knowledge is actively constructed by students, both individually and in a social context. In this knowledge construction, higher mental functions generally appear in conversations or collaboration between individuals before those higher mental functions are absorbed by individuals. In this case, it is important to implement collaborative learning to help students construct their understanding. Through collaborative learning, students can provide assistance to each other through intellectual guidance that allows them to work on more complex tasks. This will be difficult to achieve if students do it individually

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