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Gambari, Amosa Isiaka; Yusuf, Mudasiru Olalere – Journal of Peer Learning, 2017
This study investigated the relative effectiveness of computer-supported cooperative learning strategies on the performance, attitudes, and retention of secondary school students in physics. A purposive sampling technique was used to select four senior secondary schools from Minna, Nigeria. The students were allocated to one of four groups:…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Miao, Lili; Henderson, Fiona; Supple, Briony – Journal of Peer Learning, 2017
The transition into academic life for Chinese students coming to Australia can be difficult as they navigate different cultural, social, and educational norms. As a group of two academics from Australia and one from China, we were interested in exploring ways students from China could best be supported prior to leaving their country in readiness…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Adjustment, Acculturation, Readiness
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Watts, Helen; Malliris, Makis; Billingham, Olivia – Journal of Peer Learning, 2015
Peer Assisted learning (PAL) in-class is well-established and flourishing in higher education across the globe; nevertheless, interest is growing in online versions and is reflected by a number of pilot schemes. These programs have responded to perceived and actual needs of students and institutions; they have explored the available software…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Higher Education, Online Courses, Technology Uses in Education
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Kimmins, Lindy R. – Journal of Peer Learning, 2013
Technological advancements have forced space and time to evolve to present a virtual university that allows increasing numbers of students to study from a university rather than at university. The best people to guide and advise students through their university journey are experienced students. As Longfellow, May, Burke, and Marks-Maran (2008, p.…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Student Leadership, Technology Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Beaumont, Tim J.; Mannion, Aaron P.; Shen, Brice O. – Journal of Peer Learning, 2012
This paper reports on an online version of Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS), also known as Supplemental Instruction (SI), which was trialled in two subjects in the University of Melbourne in 2011. The program, named the Online Peer Assisted Learning (OPAL) scheme, was implemented with the aims of extending the benefits of a successful peer…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Peer Teaching, College Students, Program Effectiveness
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Best, Gill; Hajzler, Darko; Pancini, Geri; Tout, Dan – Journal of Peer Learning, 2011
While Facebook, the world's most popular Social Networking Site (SNS), has been warmly welcomed by many commentators and practitioners within the educational community, its effects, impacts and implications arguably remain insufficiently understood. Through the provision of an anecdotal and experiential account of the authors' attempt to introduce…
Descriptors: Social Media, Peer Teaching, Mentors, Technology Uses in Education