Theoretical description of teaching-learning processes: a multidisciplinary approach - art. no. 118701

A multidisciplinary approach based on concepts from sociology, educational psychology, statistical physics, and computational science is developed for the theoretical description of teaching-learning processes that take place in the classroom. The emerging model is consistent with well-established e mpirical results, such as the higher achievements reached working in collab orative groups and the influence of the structure of the group on the achie vements of the individuals. Furthermore, another social learning process th at takes place in massive interactions among individuals via the Internet i s also investigated.