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> Maybe much learning is an individual activity and learning in groups is just ineffective? Learning in groups is wildly ineffective from the perspective of ga
by jonahx 1y ago
> Maybe much learning is an individual activity and learning in groups is just ineffective?
Learning in groups is wildly ineffective from the perspective of gaining functional mastery over some subject (whether writing well, solving algebra problems, etc).
However, it does have a lot of unrelated benefits, arguably more important: learning to collaborate with others, understanding how others think and learn, understanding your own skill level by direct comparison with others, competition as a motivator for learning, and more.
- graemep 1y agoI am not convinced that those are realised in real life. The joy of learning is a better and more sustainable motivator than competition. Learning to collaborate with others is an important skill, but I am not sure it is particular often promoted within classroom learning. There are lots of things you can do (sports, hobbies, anything that aims at an end in a group) that are better at teaching collaboration. Spending less time on learning frees up time for other, IMO better, ways of learning all those skill.s
- inglor_cz 1y agoLearning in groups is not the same as learning in a classroom. When I was a freshman, we created an impromptu "Calculus Brotherhood", met in 4-6 people and attacked problems together. It worked freakingly well.