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On the effectiveness of supplemental instruction: a systematic review of supplemental instruction and peer-assisted study sessions literature between 2001 and 2010
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Dawson, P and van der Meer, J and Skalicky, J and Cowley, K, On the effectiveness of supplemental instruction: a systematic review of supplemental instruction and peer-assisted study sessions literature between 2001 and 2010, Review of Educational Research, 84, (4) pp. 609-639. ISSN 0034-6543 (2014) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2014 AERA
DOI: doi:10.3102/0034654314540007
Abstract
Supplemental instruction (SI) - variously known as peer-assisted learning,
peer-assisted study sessions, and other names - is a type of academic support
intervention popular in higher education. In SI sessions, a senior student
facilitates peer learning between undergraduates studying a high-risk course.
This article presents a systematic review of the literature between 2001 and
2010 regarding the effectiveness of SI. Twenty-nine studies met the inclusion
criteria. Due to methodological heterogeneity and lack of consistency defining
the SI treatment, qualitative synthesis methods were applied. For seven
included studies, however, an effect size of SI participation on final grades was
calculated, ranging from d = 0.29 to d = 0.60. The findings of the review are
consistent with claims validated by the U.S. Department of Education in the
1990s that participation in SI is correlated with higher mean grades, lower
failure and withdrawal rates, and higher retention and graduation rates.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | supplemental instruction, PASS, peer learning, effectiveness, systematic review |
Research Division: | Education |
Research Group: | Education systems |
Research Field: | Higher education |
Objective Division: | Education and Training |
Objective Group: | Other education and training |
Objective Field: | Other education and training not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Skalicky, J (Dr Jane Skalicky) |
ID Code: | 93771 |
Year Published: | 2014 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 59 |
Deposited By: | Student Centre |
Deposited On: | 2014-08-15 |
Last Modified: | 2017-12-14 |
Downloads: | 0 |
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