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Learning Gains from a Recurring "Teach and Question" Homework Assignment in a General Biology Course: Using

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  • 1Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602.

CBE Life Sciences Education
|May 12, 2018
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Reciprocal peer tutoring (RPT) can be challenging to implement. A "teach and question" (TQ) assignment, where students tutor each other outside class, improved biology exam performance by 6% compared to individual review.

Area of Science:

  • Biology Education
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • Large class sizes present challenges for one-on-one instructor-student interaction.
  • Peer interaction, such as reciprocal peer tutoring (RPT), offers a potential solution for enhancing student engagement and learning.
  • Traditional RPT often requires significant planning and class time.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a simplified reciprocal peer tutoring approach called the "teach and question" (TQ) assignment.
  • To determine if TQ assignments, conducted outside of class, can improve student performance in a large general biology course.

Main Methods:

  • A quasi-experimental design compared a general biology section using TQ assignments with a control section using individual review assignments.
  • Students in pairs alternated roles as "teacher" and "student" for the TQ assignments.

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  • Session recordings were analyzed to correlate TQ quality with student performance.

    • Main Results:

    • Students completing TQ assignments outperformed the control group by approximately 6% on course exams.
    • The frequency of asking questions during TQ sessions was the strongest predictor of exam performance.
    • This predictive power of questioning exceeded that of most other course-related factors.

    Conclusions:

    • The "teach and question" (TQ) assignment is an effective and easily implementable strategy for enhancing student learning in large biology courses.
    • Encouraging peer-to-peer questioning through TQ assignments can significantly boost academic performance.
    • TQ assignments offer a practical alternative to traditional RPT, maximizing learning gains with minimal disruption.