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The Experiences And Attitudes Of Student Tutors To Peer Tutoring In The Class Time Of The Gynecology And Infertility Course, Mitra Safari, Behrouz Yazdanpanah, Shahrzad Yazdanpanah, Shamila Yazdanpanah

Journal of Peer Learning

This study was conducted to examine experiences and attitudes of midwifery student tutors during scheduled class time. Sixty-one students from 2016 to 2019, who passed the gynecology and infertility course, participated in this study as student tutors and tutees. Students’ experiences were investigated with a five-point Likert-type rating scale questionnaire including 17 items in six domains. The average score, frequency, and percentage of positive and negative attitude were calculated in each domain. All participants were female with an average age of 26.3 years. Average student experiences were favorable, and their attitudes towards peer teaching were overwhelmingly positive in all domains. …

The Development Of A Peer Assisted Learning Model For The Clinical Education Of Physiotherapy Students, Samantha L. Sevenhuysen, Wendy Nickson, Melanie K. Farlie, Lyn Raitman, Jennifer L. Keating, Elizabeth Molloy, Elizabeth Skinner, Stephen Maloney, Terry P. Haines

Journal of Peer Learning

Demand for clinical placements in physiotherapy education continues to outstrip supply. Peer assisted learning, in various formats, has been trialled to increase training capacity and facilitate student learning during clinical education. There are no documented examples of measurable or repeatable peer assisted learning models to aid clinicians in implementing these strategies.

The aim of this research was to develop a repeatable and quantifiable peer assisted learning model of clinical education for paired undergraduate physiotherapy students. Additionally, the project aimed to evaluate the impact of clinician engagement in the model development process on their self-rated ability to facilitate peer assisted learning. …