Peer Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Teaching and learning within a group or team context can be particularly effective in higher education. . This cooperative atmosphere mimics potential workplace scenarios that students would expect to find in there careers after college. The skills learned in this group atmosphere, such as the ability to listen and learn from their peers, is essential in many vocations. Marbach-Ad and Sokolove found that in this peer-to-peer cooperative learning and teaching atmosphere resulted in students questioning and being involved at a higher-level.
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