Si bien en los últimos años ha aumentado considerablemente el número de investigaciones acerca del aprendizaje en grupos pequeños en régimen de cooperación, pocos estudios se han centrado en los procesos de interacción que tienen lugar dentro de los grupos. Este trabajo se centra en el papel de la experiencia de los estudiantes en interacción en grupos pequeños durante el aprendizaje. Se examina la investigación que hace referencia a los tres aspectos del aprendizaje en grupos pequeños: 1) la relación entre interacción y resultado, 2) proceso cognitivo y mecanismos socioemocionales que unen la interacción y los resultados y 3) características del individuo, del grupo y de la estructura de recompensa que predicen la interacción en grupos pequeños. Se discuten aspectos metodológicos y sustantivos para evaluar e integrar los resultados de investigaciones previas, y como directrices para futuras investigaciones. La conclusión es que el rol de un individuo en la interacción en el grupo ejerce una importante influencia sobre el aprendizaje, y que la interacción se puede predecir a partir de las características múltiples del individuo, del grupo y de la situación marco.
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