Learning by playing with e-tales

This paper looks at the contribution which the cooperative learning method can make in the design of on line learning processes aimed at stimulating an increase in student's reading comprehension abilities and self-efficacy. After describing the theoretical and educational significance of the research, we consider and analyze the main goal and the research method. The present study was carried out with 74 students age 7 and 8. Using pre and post testing tools, we monitored the trend over time of the research variables: the level of self-efficacy and the level of reading comprehension. The review highlights the need for a more extensive and in depth investigation of some problems of the empirical research method. Finally, some proposals are made for the orientation of future research.