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Feedback is one of the fundamental pillars in the process of collaborative learning. This feedback should not only guide students on the path of progress but also deeply impact their motivation and self-confidence. In this regard, the key point is whether the focus of feedback is on the effort and progress of each student or on comparison and competition among them? The answer to this question plays a vital role in how feedback is designed and delivered. Collaborative learning is an approach that emphasizes interaction and cooperation among students. In this environment, each student plays a unique and essential role. Effective feedback within this framework must avoid inappropriate comparisons and destructive competitions. The main focus should be on recognizing the strengths and weaknesses of each student, considering their individual learning path. It should be noted that every individual has a different starting point and learning speed. Therefore, feedback should focus on individual efforts and progress. For example, if a student achieves a new idea creatively in a group activity, teachers' feedback should focus on the value and innovation of that idea and refrain from comparing it with the performance of other students. In this case, instead of feeling competition and frustration, the student experiences a sense of pride and success.
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On the contrary, encouraging and guiding the efforts of each student significantly helps strengthen their self-confidence and creates a motivational and constructive atmosphere for collaborative learning.
Beyond mere performance assessment, these tools provide students with the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of their strengths, weaknesses, and their learning process.
Instead of feedback being provided solely by the teacher, self-assessment and peer assessment can also be used so that students, with responsibility, play an active role in assessing their own performance and that of their classmates.
This understanding helps them use mistakes as learning opportunities and, more importantly, their self-confidence and motivation for learning and participation in collaborative environments, increase.
The Role of Constructive Interaction in Nurturing Trust: Examining the Stages of Designing and Implementing Collaborative Activities The successful design and implementation of collaborative learning activities to increase students' self-confidence requires a comprehensive and purposeful approach.
Focusing on individual progress, paying attention to students' efforts and endeavors, explaining strengths and weaknesses, and providing improvement solutions instead of direct and negative criticisms, has high importance in strengthening self-confidence.
And finally, providing activities related to learning goals, creating a safe space, appropriate structuring of groups, and providing constructive feedback can be used as a practical model in increasing students' self-confidence in case studies.
The failure to provide effective and useful feedback can lead to the loss of motivation, self-confidence, and ultimately, an unwillingness to participate in collaborative learning activities.