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Arendale, David R. – International Journal of Higher Education, 2014
The Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) program at the University of Minnesota is a primary academic support program for historically difficult, introductory college courses that serve as gatekeepers to academic degree programs. Based upon operating principles of other academic support programs and educational theories, PAL is integrated into the courses…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Communities of Practice, Self Directed Groups, Study
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Rangachari, P. K. – Advances in Physiology Education, 1991
An undergraduate course in pharmacology in which problem-based self-directed learning in the context of small groups provides students with an opportunity to take greater responsibility for their own learning is described. The objectives, examples of problems used in the course, and student evaluations of the course and tutors are included. (KR)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Higher Education