Students were tested before and after the lessons with a control group learning with traditional resources only.

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Students in the other group spent that time reading an article about how memory works and learning new strategies for recalling material.

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She said the loss of teaching jobs would have a "major impact on small group tuition, problem-based learning and on the pastoral care of students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds who often need extra support".

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While my years as a debate coach taught me that collaborative learning often enables slow or recalcitrant learners to hide behind the drive and discipline of top achievers in a group, it also elicits a need to succeed in students whose learning style requires more hands-on experiences.

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