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Roychowdhury, Hiranya S.; Gerrits, Ron; Hull, Kerry; Stowe, Skye; Jensen, Murray – HAPS Educator, 2020
In this pilot study, students in Anatomy and Physiology courses at a Southwest US Community College were assigned to groups with the instruction that they must meet outside of class time to work on course assignments throughout the semester. The assignments included exam preparation questions and case studies, but the groups could use their out of…
Descriptors: Anatomy, Physiology, Community Colleges, Teaching Methods
Amaral, Katie E.; Vala, Martin – Journal of Chemical Education, 2009
A peer mentoring program was added to an introductory chemistry course at a large university. The introductory chemistry course prepares students with little or no previous chemistry background to enter the mainstream general chemistry sequence and is part lecture and part small-group problem-solving. Faculty instructors are responsible for the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Group Activities, Chemistry, Problem Solving
Lyon, D. C.; Lagowski, J. J. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2008
We report the results of a study designed to investigate the effectiveness of peer-led, small-group discussions in a large (N greater than 400) general chemistry course usually taught in a traditional lecture format. The administrative structure, the training of the peer facilitators, and the achievement of students exposed to this environment…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Chemistry, Program Effectiveness, Lecture Method

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