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Download full textArendale, 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
Kieran, Patricia; O'Neill, Geraldine – Australasian Journal of Peer Learning, 2009
Peer-Assisted Tutorials (PATs), a form of Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL), were introduced to a conventional 4-year honours degree programme in Chemical Engineering. PATs were designed to support students in becoming more self-directed in their learning, to develop student confidence in tackling Chemical Engineering problems and to promote effective…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Chemical Engineering, Tutoring, Tutorial Programs
Topping, Keith – 1988
A practical guide is presented to peer tutoring for teachers and others with an interest in promoting cooperative learning. It includes a guide to organizing peer tutoring, as well as a review of research on the effects of peer tutoring, and evidence for social and academic gains for the student and the tutor. The perspective is international,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
Center for Research on Elementary and Middle Schools, Baltimore, MD. – 1987
If schools improved the academic performance of at-risk students beginning in the early years and continuing through the elementary grades, this improvement would have multiple positive effects on student dropout, delinquency, pregnancy, substance abuse, and other behaviors. Early improvement of poor academic performance could greatly alleviate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Cooperative Learning, Early Intervention
American River Coll., Sacramento, CA. – 1994
In spring 1992, American River College, in California, began a Beacon College project to involve students in the life of the college through the implementation of a Peer Assisted Learning program. In the program, the college established semester-long collaborative study groups in selected math and science classes. Prior to the semester, faculty…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Science, Community Colleges, Cooperative Learning
McCuen, Sharon; And Others – 1996
In spring 1992, American River College (ARC), in California, began a Beacon College project to involve students in the life of the college through the Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) program, involving semester-long, collaborative study groups in selected math and science classes. These two reports describe project outcomes for 1995 and as of January…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Science, Community Colleges, Cooperative Learning
