Title: Dynamic and collaborative learning environments: their effect on academic performance and student's motivation

Authors: Kanika; Neha Dutta; Krishan Dutt; Roop Lal

Addresses: Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chitkara University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Rajpura, Punjab 140401, India ' Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chandigarh University, Punjab 140413, India ' School of Computer Application, Lovely Professional University, Punjab 144001, India ' Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chandigarh University, Punjab 140413, India

Abstract: Teaching students in collaborative learning environments is a well-acknowledged pedagogical practice with numerous benefits. The paper presents the impact of a blend of dynamic and collaborative environments on students' academic performance and motivation in an engineering course. While the classroom environment is made collaborative using an automated grouping tool, the dynamic environment with immense possibilities for learning is also utilised to improve learning through visual cues. The study uses a quasi-experimental design where 253 students studying engineering were divided into four different groups. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the results indicate that the approach generates significant differences in learning by influencing the academic performance and motivation of students positively. The results suggest that while using the dynamic environment improved learning outcomes significantly, using the collaborative learning function alone did not create a difference in factors affecting learning. It is noteworthy that merging the dynamic and collaborative environment also leads to significant improvements in academic performance.

Keywords: collaborative learning; improving classroom teaching; lifelong learning.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLT.2025.146791

International Journal of Learning Technology, 2025 Vol.20 No.2, pp.166 - 188

Received: 11 Aug 2023
Accepted: 08 Nov 2023
Published online: 18 Jun 2025 *

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