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Peer-LedTeamLearning
Pratibha Varma-NelsonProfessorandFoundingExecutiveDirector,SEIRIIndianaUniversity-PurdueUniversityIndianapolis
February2,2018,ECTA
Outline
• Whatweknowaboutlearning• PLTLoverview,implementation• Evaluation• cPLTL developmentandresultsinGenChem• Lessonslearned• Currentproject
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Whatdoweknowaboutlearning?
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WhatisLearning?
• Takesplaceinthemind• Involveschangeinknowledge• Constructedbystudents• Studentsneedmetacognitiveskills• “peergroup---themostpotentsourceofinfluenceongrowthanddevelopmentduringtheundergraduateyears”Astin1993
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SomeLiteratureAboutLearning
2010
2003
2000
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TeachingisNotLearning
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ZoneofProximalDevelopment
• Thedifferencebetweenwhatalearnercandowithouthelpandwhatheorshecandowithhelp.SovietpsychologistLevVygotsky (1896–1934).
• LearningoccurswhentasksarejustabovetheZPD.Iftooeasythestudentsdon’ttryandiftoodifficulttheygiveup.
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SocialConstructivism
Vygotsky,1978;blogs.ubc.ca
Currentlyoutofreach
ZoneofProximalDevelopment
Learnthroughscaffolding
CurrentUnderstandi
ng
Canworkunassisted
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IntellectualDevelopmentinCollege• Studentfacultyinteractionoutsidetheclassroom
• Involvementoncampusthroughvariousformsofcommunity-buildingactivities
• Involvementwithstudentpeergroups
• “peergroup---themostpotentsourceofinfluenceongrowthanddevelopmentduringtheundergraduateyears”
Astin,A.W.(1993)WhatMattersinCollege?Jossey-BassPublishers,SanFrancisco.pg.394.
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OverviewofPeer-LedTeamLearning
Peer-LedTeamLearning(PLTL)Workshop
• Studentsworkingroupstosolvechallengingproblemsbydebating,negotiating,andbuildingconsensusundertheguidanceofatrainedundergraduatepeerleader.Complementtothelecture.
• CriticalComponents:• Facultyinvolvement• Integraltothecourse• LeaderSelectionTraining
• Appropriatematerials• Appropriateorganizationalarrangements• Administrativesupport
Gosser,D.K.,M.S.Cracolice,J.A.Kampmeier,V.Roth,V.Strozak,andP.Varma-Nelson2001TheWorkshopModel:PeerLeadershipandLearning.AGuidebook.PrenticeHall,UpperSaddleRiver,NJ.
Course• 3hoursoflectureperweek• 2hoursofPLTLworkshopperweek
Materials• IdenticalGeneralChemistryworkbookutilizedinPLTL&cPLTL
• 15-unitworkbookincludestypicalfirstsemesterGeneralChemistrycontent
• Threepartsperworkbookunit:• Self-test• Workshopproblems• Post-workshopexercise
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Peer-LedTeamLearning(PLTL)Peer:Amoreexperiencedundergraduatestudentwhohasrecentlycompletedthecourse.
Led: Referstoleadership.Aleaderisanundergraduatestudentwhoactsasaguidetoothers.Goesthroughextensivetrainingtoassumethisrole.
Team: Agroupof6-8studentswhoworktogethertoachieveacommongoal.
Learning: Thegoaloftheteamistolearnchemistry.
Gosser,D.K.,M.S.Cracolice,J.A.Kampmeier,V.Roth,V.Strozak,andP.Varma-Nelson2001TheWorkshopModel:PeerLeadershipandLearning.AGuidebook.PrenticeHall,UpperSaddleRiver,NJ.
Questions?
EvaluationandReproducibility
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CityCollegeofNewYork,(1-2),St.XavierChicago,(3),U.ofPittsburgh(4),PennStateSchuykill,(5),U.ofKentucky(6),U.ofOhioAthens(7),U.ofMiamiOhio(8),U.ofRochester,Org(9),U.ofWestGeorgia(10),andNYCTechnical(11).
12-15(Independentstudies)
Blue=NonPLTLRed=PLTL
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Tien,Roth,KampmeierJ.Res.Sci.Teaching(2002)U.RochesterOrganicChemistryBlue=NonPLTLRed=PLTL
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FormerPeerLeaderQuotes“…IgainedtheknowledgeandconfidenceIneededtopursueacareerinpharmacy.DuringmanymedicinalchemistrycoursesinpharmacyschoolIbecameknownasthegroupleader.”
“…usefulinmywork,inacknowledgingthatsometimeswhenpeopledon’tunderstandaconcept,it’ssimplybecauseofthewayitisbeingpresentedtothem.”
“ItwasthefirsttimeIrealizedhowmanygapsthereareinmyownunderstandingofchemistry.”
Gafney,L.andVarma-Nelson,P.(2008)Peer-LedTeamLearning:Evaluation,DisseminationandInstitutionalizationofaCollegelevelInitiative,Dordrecht,TheNetherlands:Springer 19
2008
Gosser,D.K.,Kampmeier,J.A.,&Varma-Nelson,P.,(2010),Peer- LedTeamLearning:2008JamesFlackNorrisAwardAddress,JournalofChemicalEducation,87(4),374-380. 20
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Disciplines• GeneralChemistry• OrganicChemistry• Biochemistry• Biology• English• Engineering• Psychology• Physics• Mathematics• ComputerScience• Nursing
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LiteratureReviewof62Peer-ReviewedSTEMStudies
Researchapproach
#ofstudies
Mixedmethods
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Quantitative 36Qualitative 10
WilsonandVarma-Nelson,JCE,201623
ProgramEvaluations
ReferenceMean
Course Grade
Pass Rate (% ABC) DFW Rate
First-semester
ACS Exam Scores
Semester Exam
GradesRetention
Akinyele (2010) üAlger & Bahi (2004) ü
Alo et al (2007) üBiggers et al (2009) ü
Chan & Bauer (2015) ü üCurran et al (2013) ü
Drane (2005) ü üFinn & Campisi (2015) ü
Flores et al (2010) üForoudastan (2009) ü
Hockings, DeAngelis, & Frey (2008) ü üHooker (2011) ü ü ü
Horwitz & Rodger (2009) ü üLewis (2011) ü ü üLewis (2014) ü
Loui et al (2013) ü üLyle & Robinson (2003) ü üLyon & Lagowski (2008) ü ü
Mauser et al. (2011) ü ü üMerkel & Brania (2015) ü ü
Mitchell, Ippolito & Lewis (2012) ü ü üMottley & Roth (2013) ü
Pazos et al (2007) üPeteroy-Kelly (2007) ü ü
Preszler (2009) ü üRein & Brookes (2015) ü
Reisel et al (2012) üReisel et al (2013) üReisel et al (2014) ü
Roach & Villa (2008) üShields et al (2012) üSmith et al. (2014) ü ü ü
Tenney & Houck (2003) ü üTien, Roth, & Kampmeier (2002) ü ü
Wamser (2006) ü üWhite, Rowland, & Pesis-Katz
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FindingsfromPLTLLiterature
• Correlationbetweenattendanceandcoursegrades(Tenney &Houck,2003;Mottley &Roth,2013)
• PLTLstudents’coursegradeswerestatisticallyhigherthannon-PLTLstudents’coursegradesin78%ofthe36programevaluationstudies
• SignificantdifferenceinCalculusIPLTLstudents’coursegrades,butonlyanimprovementforAlgebraPLTLstudents
(Reisel etal,2012,2013,2014)
• Significantimprovementontissues/musclephysiologyunitandapartialeffectinotheranatomy&physiologytopics
(Finn&Campisi,2015)
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cPLTL DevelopmentatIUPUIhttp://cpltl.iupui.edu/
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InterdisciplinarycPLTL ResearchGroupUndergraduateStudents
• JoshuaSmith,Dean,SchoolofEducation,LoyolaU.Baltimore
• SarahWilson,postdoc• JulianaBanks,formerpostdoc
• LinZhu,Lecturer, Chem• LorieShuck,IT,IUSM• TomJanke,IT,CTL• RandyNewbrough,IT,UITS
• JordanCagle,Bio• EuniceJeong,Chem• JohnSours,Chem• KevinMauser,BME• StephanieMetcalf,Chem• JacobMcDaniel,Philosophy• TylerVernon• IbrahimKhan• ElyseFeder• GabrielaMazur
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Acknowledgments•PeerLeaders• PLTLProjectPartners• NSF-DUE9455920• NSF-DUE-9972457• NSF-DUE-0231349• NSF-DUE-0941978• NGLCWaveI• NGLCWaveI(Follow-On)
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