Research on Teaching Collaboration

Collaboration skills help participants perform better in a team by understanding how to support and value others, manage difficult interactions and contribute to the team’s work.

The following links include research data and evidence to support the instruction of collaboration.

• Anderson, R. (2016). Essential Skills and Dispositions: Developmental Frameworks for Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, and Self-Direction.
• Chen, G., Donahue, L., & Klimoski, R. (2004). Training Undergraduates to Work in Organizational Teams. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 3, 27-40. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMLE.2004.12436817 (login required).
• Evans, C. (2020). Measuring student success skills: A review of the literature on collaboration. National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment. https://www.nciea.org/sites/default/files/publications/CFA-CollaborationLitReport-FINAL.pdf
• Gratton, L., & Erickson, T. J. (2007). Eight Ways to Build Collaborative Teams. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2007/11/eight-ways-to-build-collaborative-teams (login required).
• Hattie, J. (2009). Visible Learning: A Synthesis of Over 800 Meta-Analyses Relating to Achievement. SAGE Publications.
• Johnson, D. W., & Johnson, R. T. (1990). Social Skills for Successful Group Work. Educational Leadership, 47(4), 29-33.
• Jozwiak, J. (2004). Teaching Problem-Solving Skills to Adults. Journal of Adult Education, 33(1), 19-34.
• Lai, E. (2011). Collaboration: A literature review. Pearson. http://images.pearsonassessments.com/images/tmrs/collaboration-review.pdf
• Lai, E., DiCerbo, K., & Foltz, P. (2017). Skills for Today: What We Know about Teaching and Assessing Collaboration. Pearson. https://www.pearson.com/content/dam/one-dot-com/one-dot-com/global/Files/efficacy-and-research/skills-for-today/Collaboration-FullReport.pdf
• OECD. (2015). PISA 2015 Results (Volume V): Collaborative Problem Solving. https://www.oecd.org/publications/pisa-2015-results-volume-v-9789264285521-en.htm
• SRDC. (2021). Research Report to Support the Launch of Skills for Success: Structure, Evidence and Recommendations. Final draft report.