Peer tutoring in physics: the attitudes to, and experiences of, student-tutors

In the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Glasgow a wide variety of teaching and learning methods are employed in our undergraduate degree courses.ÃÂ Included in this are a series of peer-led tutorials, known as the Ã¢â¬ÅPeer to PeerÃ¢â¬Â tutorial scheme. This sees Honours level...

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Autor principal:	Peter Howard Sneddon
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Publicado:	Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) 2015
Materias:	Learning Development Peer learning Skills Development Theory and practice of education LB5-3640
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8dacf6461b7244fc880b27c6cd5a639d2021-11-29T14:03:19ZPeer tutoring in physics: the attitudes to, and experiences of, student-tutors10.47408/jldhe.v0i0.3341759-667Xhttps://doaj.org/article/8dacf6461b7244fc880b27c6cd5a639d2015-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://repl.gianfj.com/index.php/jldhe/article/view/334https://doaj.org/toc/1759-667X In the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Glasgow a wide variety of teaching and learning methods are employed in our undergraduate degree courses.ÃÂ Included in this are a series of peer-led tutorials, known as the Ã¢â¬ÅPeer to PeerÃ¢â¬Â tutorial scheme. This sees Honours level students in the third, fourth or fifth years of their degrees assisting students in years one and two.ÃÂ The senior students act as tutors, assisting the level one and two students with questions from their coursework and life as students in the subject. This paper details the Peer to Peer scheme, providing a clear description of a model that could be applied to any discipline.ÃÂ It then reports on an in-depth study of the attitudes and experiences of the student-tutors involved. Student-tutors reported a positive experience of the tutorials. They had taken part in the scheme to improve their own skills and to assist both younger students and the School.ÃÂ Their reflections on the tutorials showed that these goals were met.ÃÂ The scheme, whilst not perfect, did contribute to the learning of the students, whilst improving the skills base of the student-tutors. Peter Howard SneddonAssociation for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE)articleLearning DevelopmentPeer learningSkills DevelopmentTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENJournal of Learning Development in Higher Education (2015)
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description	In the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Glasgow a wide variety of teaching and learning methods are employed in our undergraduate degree courses.ÃÂ Included in this are a series of peer-led tutorials, known as the Ã¢â¬ÅPeer to PeerÃ¢â¬Â tutorial scheme. This sees Honours level students in the third, fourth or fifth years of their degrees assisting students in years one and two.ÃÂ The senior students act as tutors, assisting the level one and two students with questions from their coursework and life as students in the subject. This paper details the Peer to Peer scheme, providing a clear description of a model that could be applied to any discipline.ÃÂ It then reports on an in-depth study of the attitudes and experiences of the student-tutors involved. Student-tutors reported a positive experience of the tutorials. They had taken part in the scheme to improve their own skills and to assist both younger students and the School.ÃÂ Their reflections on the tutorials showed that these goals were met.ÃÂ The scheme, whilst not perfect, did contribute to the learning of the students, whilst improving the skills base of the student-tutors.
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Peer tutoring in physics: the attitudes to, and experiences of, student-tutors

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