Collaborative, Cooperative learning or group work?

"#Collaborative learning" vs. "#Cooperative learning": what’s the difference?

Cooperative learning involves groups working through direct interaction and learning to work as a team. It is highly structured ensuring each student brings their own contribution. This means there is equal participation and accountability. An example of an activity is the Jigsaw activity where each student needs to research a section of the task each and then teach it to the rest of the group.

Collaborative learning is a type of cooperative learning and it involves students teaming together to explore a significant question or create a meaningful project.

Group work involves working with a partner/small group on a task that follows a discussion or activity assemblage in which each person learns autonomously and through the ways of learning of others. It is less structured than the other two types of learning. The nature of unstructured work means some students will take over the conversation and others will get a ‘free ride’ during the task.

In my classroom, i would be more enthused to use collaborative or cooperative learning as it has many positives for students and also for teachers. I found a video that explains cooperative learning