Peer-Led Team Learning Helps Minority Students Succeed.

Autor: Julia J Snyder, Jeremy D Sloane, Ryan D P Dunk, Jason R Wiles
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: PLoS Biology, Vol 14, Iss 3, p e1002398 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1544-9173
1545-7885
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002398
Popis: Active learning methods have been shown to be superior to traditional lecture in terms of student achievement, and our findings on the use of Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) concur. Students in our introductory biology course performed significantly better if they engaged in PLTL. There was also a drastic reduction in the failure rate for underrepresented minority (URM) students with PLTL, which further resulted in closing the achievement gap between URM and non-URM students. With such compelling findings, we strongly encourage the adoption of Peer-Led Team Learning in undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) courses.
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