Irving Independent School District
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Peer Instruction
Peer Instruction
– Demonstrates the use of
peer-to-peer instruction
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Carolyn Singley,
a Language Arts teacher
at MacArthur High
School, talks about how
she uses peer
instruction in the above
classroom video clip.
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Key Points ::
Three students teaching the rest
leads to much quicker learning
across the class
Students are empowered
Carolyn’s workload is reduced
Carolyn is free to provide
feedback/instruction for those
students that most need it
Like self-help, peer tutoring in the
schools has multiple benefits that go
beyond improved learning. It activates
and empowers students (an often
underutilized resource in the schools),
and it builds an ethos of cooperative
values. The following chart indicates
how important the task of teaching
someone else is for anyone's own
learning.
WE LEARN:
10% of what we READ
20% what we HEAR
30% of what we SEE
50% of what we both SEE and HEAR
70% of what we DISCUSS with others
80% of what we EXPERIENCE personally
90% of what we TEACH someone else
More Information
::
Peer-Mediated Instruction Teachers are continually faced
with instructional
challenges...One solution to
overcoming these challenges is
the implementation of PMI
Peer and Cross-Age Tutoring:
School Improvement Research
Series
Jigsaw in 10 Easy Steps:
The jigsaw classroom is very
simple to use. If you are a
teacher, just follow these
steps:
Peer Instruction
