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Direct linkDrane, Denise; Micari, Marina; Light, Gregory – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2014
Peer-led small-group learning has been used quite extensively in the US to enhance performance and retention of undergraduate students in science, math, and engineering classes. This study presents the results from an evaluation of a peer-led small-group programme at a research university in the US over a 10-year period across five disciplines…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, STEM Education, Program Effectiveness, Academic Persistence
Micari, Marina; Drane, Denise – Active Learning in Higher Education, 2011
This study examines the relationship of social-comparison concern, comfort, and self-efficacy to course performance and program persistence in a small-group learning environment. As part of the study, 205 undergraduates in a peer-led, small-group science learning program were surveyed at the beginning and end of the academic term; surveys…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Grade Point Average, Self Efficacy, Academic Persistence
