Collaborative learning and the definition and identification of roles in baccalaureate students

Abstract

In the pedagogical field, we can speak of collaborative learning when students work together to create a product or solve a problem; the aim is to increase learning through the development of cooperative skills and abilities to achieve a common goal. According to Belbin's theory, the main roles that are developed in the work team are: coordinator, cohesive, resource investigator, promoter, implementer, finalizer, mastermind, monitor and specialist. Therefore, this article aims to understand what are the main roles developed by high school students in the Costa Chica region of the State of Guerrero, Mexico. The study showed that the roles most adopted by these students in collaborative work activities are: resource researcher, coordinator, brain and specialist; in that order respectively.