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SI Leader
Supplemental instruction (SI) is an academic support model that uses peer learning to improve university student retention and student success in high-attrition courses.Blanc, Robert A., Larry E. DeBuhr, and Deanna C. Martin. “Breaking the Attrition Cycle: The Effects of Supplemental Instruction on Undergraduate Performance and Attrition.” The Journal of Higher Education 54, no. 1 (1983): 80–90. https://doi.org/10.2307/1981646. Supplemental Instruction is used worldwide by institutions of higher learning. SI is also called "Peer-Assisted Study Sessions," "PASS" or "SI-PASS" in parts of the Africa, Europe, North America, and Oceania. According to an article in the peer-reviewed journal, ''Research and Teaching in Developmental Education'', "Since its introduction in 1974 at the University of Missouri-Kansas City by Deanna C. Martin, Supplemental Instruction (SI) has been implemented, studied, and evaluated for its effectiveness across a variety of disciplines and institutiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peer Learning
One of the most visible approaches to peer learning comes out of cognitive psychology, and is applied within a "mainstream" educational framework: "Peer learning is an educational practice in which students interact with other students to attain educational goals." Other authors including David Boud describe peer learning as a way of moving beyond independent to interdependent or mutual learning among peers. In this context, it can be compared to the practices that go by the name cooperative learning. However, other contemporary views on peer learning relax the constraints, and position "peer-to-peer learning" as a mode of "learning for everyone, by everyone, about almost anything."Jeff Brazil, May 23, 2011P2PU: Learning for Everyone, by Everyone, about almost Anything Whether it takes place in a formal or informal learning context, in small groups or online, peer learning manifests aspects of self-organization that are mostly absent from pedagogical models of teaching and learning. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |