ERIC Number: EJ912678
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Jan
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Instructional Guidance in Reciprocal Peer Tutoring With Task Cards
Iserbyt, Peter; Elen, Jan; Behets, Daniel
Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, v29 n1 p38-53 Jan 2010
This article addresses the issue of instructional guidance in reciprocal peer tutoring with task cards as learning tools. Eighty-six Kinesiology students (age 17-19 years) were randomized across four reciprocal peer tutoring settings, differing in quality and quantity of guidance, to learn Basic Life Support (BLS) with task cards. The separate and combined effect of two instructional guidance variables, role switching and role definition, was investigated on learning outcomes. In all settings student pairs were given 20 min to learn BLS. Individual student performance was measured before (baseline), immediately after (intervention) and two weeks later (retention). Repeated ANOVA showed strong learning gains but no significant differences between groups for total BLS scores. However, at retention significantly more students from the most guided condition remembered and consequently performed all BLS skills. It is concluded that guidance comprising role switching and role definition enhances skill retention in reciprocal peer tutoring with task cards. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Peer Teaching, Tutoring, Retention (Psychology), College Students, Psychomotor Skills, Student Role, Laptop Computers, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Instructional Effectiveness, Reciprocal Teaching, Instructional Materials, Visual Aids, First Aid, Pretests Posttests
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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