Centralisation: placing Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) within the wider work of learning developers

This article investigated whether a centralised PASS system, run in partnership between academic leads (ALs) and Learning Developers (LDs), might be supported by staff and students currently involved in PASS (N=10) within a Higher Education Institution (HEI). The study interviewed staff from the hu...

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Autor principal:	Maxinne Connolly-Panagopoulos
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Publicado:	Association for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE) 2021
Materias:	Peer Assisted Study Schemes Peer Assisted learning Learning developers Supplemental Instruction Theory and practice of education LB5-3640
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ddb66e2c17b842cf80e555a7fd5975dd2021-11-29T14:01:57Z Centralisation: placing Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) within the wider work of learning developers10.47408/jldhe.vi21.6471759-667Xhttps://doaj.org/article/ddb66e2c17b842cf80e555a7fd5975dd2021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://repl.gianfj.com/index.php/jldhe/article/view/647https://doaj.org/toc/1759-667X This article investigated whether a centralised PASS system, run in partnership between academic leads (ALs) and Learning Developers (LDs), might be supported by staff and students currently involved in PASS (N=10) within a Higher Education Institution (HEI). The study interviewed staff from the humanities, physical science, medical science and the arts. Findings revealed that all participants were in favour of some form of centralisation. Centralised training of PASS mentors, advertising and quality control received the strongest support. Based on these findings, the article argues that if LDs work closely with ALs, centralisation is a viable solution to common challenges to PASS such as low attendance, misconceptions about PASS, administrative costs and scheme maintenance. Maxinne Connolly-PanagopoulosAssociation for Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE)articlePeer Assisted Study SchemesPeer Assisted learningLearning developersSupplemental InstructionTheory and practice of educationLB5-3640ENJournal of Learning Development in Higher Education, Iss 21 (2021)
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description	This article investigated whether a centralised PASS system, run in partnership between academic leads (ALs) and Learning Developers (LDs), might be supported by staff and students currently involved in PASS (N=10) within a Higher Education Institution (HEI). The study interviewed staff from the humanities, physical science, medical science and the arts. Findings revealed that all participants were in favour of some form of centralisation. Centralised training of PASS mentors, advertising and quality control received the strongest support. Based on these findings, the article argues that if LDs work closely with ALs, centralisation is a viable solution to common challenges to PASS such as low attendance, misconceptions about PASS, administrative costs and scheme maintenance.
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title_short	Centralisation: placing Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) within the wider work of learning developers
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Centralisation: placing Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) within the wider work of learning developers

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