Perceived Impact of Collaborative Learning on Communication Skills among Education and History Students, Babcock University: A Comparative Reading Approach.

The educational system is at a point where creation of opportunitieswithin the classroom is essential, ensuring student needs are met, while movingstudents towards mastering communication skills they need to succeed in thedeveloping world. This study assesses the impact of collaborative learning oncommunication skill of Babcock University students. The descriptive surveyresearch design was used. The population of the study was drawn from thedepartments of Education and History, Babcock University. The sample size ofthe study comprised of one hundred and eighty-nine (189) respondentsrandomly selected from the two departments. A standard questionnaire wasused as instrument for data collection. The results were analyzed using thedescriptive statistics, and the simple regression analysis was used to test thehypothesis. The results revealed that collaborative learning exerts a significantbut negative influence on students’ writing skills (B = -0.280; β = -0.243; t = -3.405; p