Shaping the Future of Collaborative Writing in Educational Settings: Emerging Trends and Research Opportunities

Interest in collaborative writing in educational settings has increased over time, but research on this subject is broad, covering several topics across different learning contexts. To outline potential gaps or emerging trends for future research, a semi-systematic literature review was conducted on the Scopus database between 2023 and May 2024, following the SPAR4-SLR protocol. This process resulted in a corpus of 24 scientific articles, whose findings were analysed according to the categories of interaction, instruction, language learning, technology integration and distance learning, contextual elements and others. While the dynamics of interaction and the use of collaborative writing in language learning were extensively discussed within the sample, explicit instruction, technology integration, the impact on writing quality, and the association with the writing process were identified as topics requiring further research. The need for more studies at the primary, middle and secondary levels was also recognised.