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A Student Experience Of Peer Assisted Study Sessions In Physiotherapy, Gisela Sole, Andrew Rose, Tracey Bennett, Katrina Jaques, Zoe Rippon, Jacques Van Der Meer

Journal of Peer Learning

Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) were introduced as an optional learning experience in a Bachelor of Physiotherapy programme. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of PASS from the student perspective. Eight third year physiotherapy students who had participated in PASS during their second year of training attended a focus group, at which they provided their perspectives of these PASS sessions. A transciption of the focus group outcomes was analysed qualitatively using the general inductive approach, by two independent reviewers.

Overall, the students’ perceptions of PASS were positive for their learning, showing that PASS is a useful …

From The Campus To The Cloud: The Online Peer Assisted Learning Scheme, Tim J. Beaumont, Aaron P. Mannion, Brice O. Shen

Journal of Peer Learning

This paper reports on an online version of Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS), also known as Supplemental Instruction (SI), which was trialled in two subjects in the University of Melbourne in 2011. The program, named the Online Peer Assisted Learning (OPAL) scheme, was implemented with the aims of extending the benefits of a successful peer learning program to students other than those who attend face-to-face sessions and contributing to scholarship on the viability of online peer learning with reference to student interest, leader and participant perspectives, and the suitability of synchronous communication platforms. Qualitative research led to mixed findings. Although …