“我的PAL Leader帮助我不被课程作业和班级和专业的期望吓倒. 她把材料写得通俗易懂."- PAL participant
Peer Assisted Learning (PAL)
同伴辅助学习(PAL)是为我们大学历史上困难课程的学生提供的一系列每周学习课程. PAL课程由已经修过并在课程中表现良好的学生(PAL领导)进行.
PAL领袖将指导你在课堂上与其他学生一起讨论重要概念, compare notes, develop strategies for studying the subject, 在教授测试你们之前互相测试.
PAL是基于补充指令模型，这是由博士开发的. 迪安娜·马丁1973年在堪萨斯城的密苏里大学, 旨在提高学生的保留率和学习成绩. 该项目已在newbb电子平台开展了20多年，并在这些领域取得了成功.
我们的数据显示，定期参加PAL课程的学生可以赚钱, on average, 比非pal参与者高1/2到1个字母等级.
How PAL Works
PAL领导将直接从班级名单中联系学生，表明PAL可以参加课程，并提供如何参与的指导.
Courses & Schedule - TENTATIVE Fall 2024
| Subject | Course Number | PAL Leader | PAL Session Days & Times | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting | ACCT 1010 | Britton McCoy | Tuesday at 5 PM Thursday at 5 PM | Copeland 007 |
| Accounting | ACCT 1020 | Maia Soulis | Tuesday at 7 PM Friday at 5 PM | Copeland 007 |
| Aviation | AVN1100 | Nicole Hobert | Tuesday at 5:20 PM Thursday at 5:20 PM | ARC 221 |
| Biological Sciences | BIOS 1030 - Professor Van Brocklyn | Lauren Lietzke | Monday at 6 PM Wednesday at 6 PM | Irvine 110 |
| Biological Sciences | BIOS 1030 - Professor Mammone | Hannah Kloppman | Tuesday at 5 PM Thursday at 5 PM | Walter 245 |
| Biological Sciences | BIOS 1030 - Professor Perez | Enzo Lewis-Baranyai | Tuesday at 5 PM Thursday at 5 PM | Morton 219 |
| Biological Sciences | BIOS 1300 | Anna Stauffer | Tuesday at 7 PM Wednesday at 7 PM | Walter 245 |
| Biological Sciences | BIOS 1700 | Jayanna Smith | Monday at 6:15 PM Wednesday at 6:15 PM | Porter 105 |
| Biological Sciences | BIOS 1700 | Hannah Cabral | Tuesday at 5:30 PM Thursday at 5:30 PM | Porter 105 |
| Biological Sciences | BIOS 1710 | Octavia Hogue | Monday at 6:30 PM Wednesday at 6:30 PM | Ellis 114 |
| Biological Sciences | BIOS 2210 | Zoe Newcomb | Monday at 6 PM Wednesday at 6 PM | Grover W125 |
| Biological Sciences | BIOS 3010/3015 | Michael York & Lucy Lutman | Monday at 4:30 PM Wednesday at 4:30 PM | Irvine 194 |
| Biological Sciences | BIOS 3100 | Bridget Paton | Monday at 5 PM Wednesday at 5 PM | Copeland 007 |
| Chemistry | CHEM 1205 | Corine Cannarozzi | Tuesday at 5 PM Wednesday at 5 PM | Grover W115 |
| Chemistry | CHEM 1500 | Aidan Smith | Monday at 6 PM Wednesday at 6 PM | Ellis 012 |
| Chemistry | CHEM 1510 | Olivia Went | Tuesday at 6 PM Thursday at 6 PM | Walter 145 |
| Chemistry | CHEM 1520 | Julia Peter | Monday at 7 PM Thursday at 7 PM | Walter 245 |
| Chemistry | CHEM 3050 | Eden Osborne | Tuesday at 5 PM Wednesday at 5 PM | Tupper 107 |
| Computer Science | CS 2400 | Parker Corbitt | Monday at 6 PM Wednesday at 6 PM | ARC 221 |
| Engineering | ET 2200 | Kevin Wedig | Tuesdays at 6 PM Thursdays at 6 PM | ARC 315 |
| Engineering | ET 2220 | Kevin Wedig | Tuesday at 7 PM Thursday at 7 PM | ARC 315 |
| Engineering | ET 2240 | Jake McCarthy | Monday at 8 PM Thursday at 8 PM | ARC 102 |
| Math | MATH 1200 | Ali Ruple | Monday at 5 PM Wednesday at 5 PM | Morton 218 |
| Math | MATH 1200 | Sofia Davis | Tuesday at 6 PM Thursday at 6 PM | Morton 219 |
| Math | MATH 1300 | Roman Simkins | Tuesday at 6 PM Thursday at 6 PM | Morton 215 |
| Math | MATH 1350 | Stuart Landry | Tuesday at 8:15 PM Thursday at 8:15 PM | Morton 237 |
| Math | MATH 2301 (Prof. Shadik and Prof. Regan) | Jake McCarthy | Monday at 7 PM Thursday at 7 PM | ARC 102 |
| Math | MATH 2301 (Prof. Boczko) | Ben Oldiges | Tuesday at 6 PM Thursday at 6 PM | Morton 218 |
| Math | MATH 2302 | Maizy Ereditario | Tuesday at 6 PM Thursday at 6 PM | ARC 102 |
| Physics | PHYS 2001 | Frankie Vostatek | Monday at 5:30 PM Wednesday at 5:30 PM | Ellis 014 |
| Physics | PHYS 2054 | Myles Fox | Monday at 6 PM Thursday at 6 PM | Walter 245 |
| Psychology | PSY 1110 | Emma Krawiec | Monday at 5 PM Wednesday at 5 PM | Morton 215 |
| Psychology | Online PSY 1110 | Taye Smith | Wednesdays at 6 PM Thursdays at 6 PM | Online |
| Psychology | PSY 2110 | Julia Cooper | Monday at 7 PM Wednesday at 7 PM | Bentley 140 |
| Psychology | Online PSY 2110 | Kiera Knuckles | Sunday at 3:30 PM Thursday at 7 PM | Online |
| Quantitative Business Analysis | QBA 1720 | Molly O'Toole | Tuesday at 5 PM | Bentley 220 |
Student Testimonials
- “我从PAL课程中受益，因为它们有助于激励我学习更多. 我在课堂上的第一次测验没有做得很好，但在我开始定期参加PAL之后，我的成绩有了很大的提高."
- “在这些话题还历历在目的时候，能对它们进行更深入的讨论真是太棒了. [PAL领导人]在促进这些讨论方面做得很好, 尽管她的日程很忙，但她总是准备好了讲义, 总是很愉快，让会议轻松有趣, and covered a large amount of material, breaking sections into individual, small group, and class work."
- "It was a comfortable environment to learn."
- “去PAL真的帮助我学习了这些数学技能，不仅仅是暂时的，而是长期的. 如果没有我出色的领导的帮助，我是不可能熬过去的."
- "PAL brought my grade up 20%."
- “我觉得PAL在这学期的课程中确实帮助了我的成绩. On my first exam, I failed. 我开始去PAL，第二次考试得了C+."
Peer Assisted Learning FAQ
我被要求在课堂上加入同伴辅助学习(以前称为补充教学或SI). What does that mean for me?
PAL领导和教师之间的合作是很重要的，这使得同伴辅助学习对我们的学生达到了最大的潜在效果. 讲师的时间承诺很少，通常每周不到30分钟. 指导员的职责仅仅是与PAL组长沟通, provide resources as needed and endorse. 教师不需要准备材料或参加PAL课程. 更多关于在PAL合作伙伴关系中可以从教练那里得到的信息如下:
Communication
- PAL的领导们坐在教室里(如果他们的时间表允许的话)，并被鼓励每周与老师交流. 这些沟通是在会议上还是通过电子邮件进行，这取决于导师和PAL Leader——哪种方式对导师最有效. If the instructor prefers meetings, they can be scheduled during office hours, 或者在一个对教练和PAL领导都有效的时间. PAL领导将不断评估讲师在课程中发生的事情, 告知学生所问的问题, 指出学生们遇到困难的地方, discuss the level of class participation, and offer advance review of session materials and study guides.
Resources
- 要求并鼓励教官根据自己的判断与PAL领导分享资源. Examples of resources are syllabus, handouts, practice tests, course textbooks, online course materials, etc. 这将允许PAL负责人为他们的PAL会话做好适当的准备.
Promotion and Endorsement of PAL
- During the first week of classes, 教官们被要求给PAL领导几分钟的时间向全班做自我介绍, explain what PAL is, 并邀请学生参加PAL课程.
- Every few weeks, 教官允许PAL领导发布后续公告, reminding students that PAL is available, 课程的日期和时间，让学生知道即将到来的考试复习.
- 讲师定期发布公告，提醒学生注意PAL，并在课程公告中包括PAL和课程信息. 教师应该为所有学生背书PAL，而不仅仅是那些有困难的学生. 这有助于消除只有那些不及格的人才应该参加这门课程的污名. 在PAL课程中，表现优异和表现不佳的学生结合在一起，提供了一个协作性和威胁性较低的环境, 学生在一个更亲密的环境中相互学习.
As you can see, 教师所投入的时间和工作承诺是最少的, but the results can be immense. 数据显示，在newbb电子平台，一个学期参加10次或更多PAL课程的学生比不参加PAL课程的学生获得的分数要高整整一个字母. PAL为学生和教师提供了宝贵的资源.