This is a pretty good article blending some useful concepts, yet I find myself dissatisfied with the relatively narrow frame it occupies. For example, the concept of 'learning orientations' could be valuable, but in their literature search the authors only find two: reproducing, and understanding. These are set against collaborative approaches (because "employers are dissatisfied with graduates' collaborative skills," sigh). The study suggests that the "the Understanding Collaboration network has more desirable features of collaboration such as the intensity of collaboration, having closely knitted groups who tended to seek out and welcome peers and who tended to engage more often in both face-to-face and online modes" and suggests "designing some compulsory collaborative assessment task." Based on these categories, no other outcome was possible. So why conduct the study?
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