Learning in collaborative setting is a social interaction involving a community of learners and teachers, where
members acquire and share experience or knowledge. Collaborative learning is, therefore, a significant factor in
students’ learning because it promotes active learning and student-reliance in classrooms (Foote, 2009). Learning
is shifting from passive reception to active creation. Students tend to take more ownership of their material and
to think critically about related issues when they work as a team. The collaboration process enhances students’
learning and develops their social skills like decision-making, conflict management, and communication (Smith
& MacGregor, 2009). According to Banerjee (2000), in the collaborative learning process, a student must
formulate ideas about the material assigned to him, test his assumptions, clarify them, come to a conclusion and
then assimilate that material within himself. Once he feels that he “owns” the material, he must explain it to his
group so that his knowledge can be pooled together and shared among all his group members. Each student,
thus, is a dynamic contributor to both the learning and the teaching process. When questions are raised, different
students will have a variety of responses. Each of them can help the group create a product that reflects a wide
range of perspectives and is thus more complete and comprehensive (p.1).