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Teachers reviewed the top candidates, and selected the tutors based on social skills, language skills, school attendance and classroom behavior. The student or students chosen as peers must be properly coached before the peer relationship begins, both to understand the importance of the intervention and the methods which should be used.
Online study groups allow students to maintain relationships with their peers from a distance. These study groups can be created within a classroom's social networking site, allowing users to connect with each other directly, beyond typical chat rooms and forums.
4. Student-type learning communities that are created for special groups of students. Within learning communities, students are able to interact with peers who share similar interests and stimulate conversation about the topic. Such conversations are beneficial because they expose the members of the community to new ideas and methods.
For example, Eric Mazur and colleagues report on "Ten years of experience and results" with a teaching technique they call "Peer Instruction": Peer Instruction engages students during class through activities that require each student to apply the core concepts being presented, and then to explain those concepts to their fellow students. [18]
Peer instruction as a learning system works by moving information transfer out and moving information assimilation, or application of learning, into the classroom. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Students prepare to learn outside of class by doing pre-class readings and answering questions about those readings using another method, called Just in Time ...
Classwide Peer Tutoring (CWPT) is a variation of peer-mediated instruction that has been used in elementary, middle school, and high school classrooms. In CWPT students form pairs and take turns in the roles of tutor and student. Students earn points for their teams by participating in the tutoring and the winning team is recognized.
In addition to promoting positive peer relationships, successfully managing the social environment of the kindergarten classroom also contributes to more positive academic outcomes. [5] Through more positive social interactions, children are better able to access the resources that they need to thrive in the classroom setting. [ 5 ]
Peers, particularly group members, become important social referents for [25] [26] teaching other members customs, social norms, and different ideologies. [27] Positive peer relationships improve social interaction and enhance positive engagement levels in adolescents with and without disabilities. [28]