# two types of group work Two approaches concerning learning in group are of interest, namely *cooperative learning* and *collaborative learning*. There seems to be a certain amount of confusion concerning how these concepts are to be interpreted and used, as well as what they actually signify. Often the conceptions are used synonymously even though there are some differentiations. Cooperative group work is usually considered as a comprehensive umbrella concept for several modes of student active working modes ([Johnson and Johnson, 1975](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00558/full#B29); [Webb and Palincsar, 1996](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00558/full#B38)), whereas *collaboration* is a more of an exclusive concept and may be included in the much wider concept cooperation ([Hammar Chiriac, 2011a](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00558/full#B23),[b](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00558/full#B24)). Cooperative learning may describe group work without any interaction between the students (i.e., the student may just be sitting next to each other; [Bennet and Dunne, 1992](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00558/full#B5); [Galton and Williamson, 1992](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00558/full#B13)), while collaborative learning always includes interaction, collaboration, and utilization of the group’s competences ([Bennet and Dunne, 1992](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00558/full#B5); [Galton and Williamson, 1992](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00558/full#B13); [Webb and Palincsar, 1996](https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00558/full#B38)). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://yunaeecy.gitbook.io/wiki/need-to-remember/two-types-of-group-work.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.