Peer-Led Team Learning: Evaluation, Dissemination, and Institutionalization of a College Level Initiative

• Main Authors: Gafney, Leo (Author), Varma-Nelson, Pratibha (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2008.
• Series: Innovations in Science Education and Technology ; 16
• Subjects: Education.; Science education.; Assessment.; Higher education.; Learning & Instruction.; Higher Education.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.; Science Education.

This book is a real-world study of Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL), a method in which undergraduates work together, under the guidance of a peer leader, in course-connected workshops. PLTL is intended to complement lecture. The text explains how the method evolved into a teaching/learning model. The e...