TY - JOUR
T1 - Peer-to-peer teaching
T2 - Experience of 3rd year undergraduate sports therapy students and impact upon applied academic performance
AU - Lowton-Smith, Sean
AU - Morgan, Richard
AU - Stanley, Michelle
AU - Hames, Thomas
AU - Smith, Philip
AU - Lawson, Chelsey
AU - Leddington Wright, Sheila
PY - 2019/11
Y1 - 2019/11
N2 - Purpose Efficacy of peer teaching in Sports Therapy pedagogy requires exploration. This study investigates effectiveness of peer teaching and learning upon applied performance in Sports Therapy Students. Perception of the experience is explored.Results36 final year students delivered peer-peer teaching. 19 undertook formative assessment, demonstrating significantly better performance for peer taught skills 58.74% (±13.58%) compared to peer learnt skills 46.21% (±11.34%), (P < .001). Perceptions were obtained from adapted peer teacher/learner surveys.ConclusionPeer teaching is valuable for Sports Therapy students as teachers. More research is required to understand why learning was less successful when being peer taught.
AB - Purpose Efficacy of peer teaching in Sports Therapy pedagogy requires exploration. This study investigates effectiveness of peer teaching and learning upon applied performance in Sports Therapy Students. Perception of the experience is explored.Results36 final year students delivered peer-peer teaching. 19 undertook formative assessment, demonstrating significantly better performance for peer taught skills 58.74% (±13.58%) compared to peer learnt skills 46.21% (±11.34%), (P < .001). Perceptions were obtained from adapted peer teacher/learner surveys.ConclusionPeer teaching is valuable for Sports Therapy students as teachers. More research is required to understand why learning was less successful when being peer taught.
KW - Peer teaching
KW - Peer learning
KW - Sports therapy
KW - Higher education
KW - Social constructivist theory
U2 - 10.1016/j.jhlste.2019.04.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jhlste.2019.04.002
M3 - Article
SN - 1473-8376
VL - 25
JO - Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education
JF - Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education
M1 - 100196
ER -