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The power of peers in the classroom : enhancing learning and social skills
\"Peer support and social relationships have a tremendous influence on development, motivation, and achievement for all students, including struggling learners and those with disabilities. This highly practical book is one of the few resources available to guide classroom teachers and special educators in the application of peer-assisted instructional strategies in grades K-12. Expert contributors describe evidence-based approaches for building students' skills in reading, writing, math, and other content areas, as well as social competence and executive functioning. Sample lessons and more than a dozen reproducible tools are provided. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials in a convenient 8 1/2\" x 11\" size\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Key tips for teaching in the clinical setting
Teaching with real patients in the clinical setting lies at the heart of health professional education, providing an essential component to clinical training. This is true of all the health disciplines – particularly medicine, nursing, dentistry, physiotherapy, and dietetics. Clinical tutorials orientate students to the culture and social aspects of the healthcare environment, and shape their professional values as they prepare for practice. These patient-based tutorials introduce students to the clinical environment in a supervised and structured manner, providing opportunities to participate in communication skills, history taking, physical examination, clinical reasoning, diagnosis and management. It is only through participation that new practices are learnt, and progressively, new tasks are undertaken. The aim of this paper is to provide health professional students and early career health professionals involved in peer and near peer teaching, with an overview of approaches and key tips for teaching in the clinical setting. Although there are many competencies developed by students in the clinical setting, our tips for teaching focus on the domains of medical knowledge, interpersonal and communication skills, and professionalism.
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Video-based, student tutor- versus faculty staff-led ultrasound course for medical students – a prospective randomized study
Background
Ultrasound education is propagated already during medical school due to its diagnostic importance. Courses are usually supervised by experienced faculty staff (FS) with patient bedside examinations or students among each other but often overbooked due to limited FS availability. To overcome this barrier, use of teaching videos may be advantageous. Likewise, peer teaching concepts solely with trained student tutors have shown to be feasible and effective. The aim was to evaluate 1) objective learning outcomes of a combined video-based, student-tutor (ViST) as compared to a FS-led course without media support, 2) acceptance and subjective learning success of the videos.
Methods
Two ultrasound teaching videos for basic and advanced abdominal ultrasound (AU) and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) were produced and six students trained as tutors. Fourth-year medical students (
N
= 96) were randomized to either the ViST- or FS course (6 students per tutor). Learning objectives were defined equally for both courses. Acquired practical basic and advanced ultrasound skills were tested in an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) using modified validated scoring sheets with a maximum total score of 40 points. Acceptance and subjective learning success of both videos were evaluated by questionnaires based on Kirkpatrick’s evaluation model with scale-rated closed and open questions.
Results
79 of 96 medical students completed the OSCE and 77 could be finally analyzed. There was no significant difference in the mean total point score of 31.3 in the ViST (
N
= 42) and 32.7 in the FS course (
N
= 35,
P
= 0.31) or in any of the examined basic or advanced ultrasound skill subtasks. Of the 42 ViST participants, 29 completed the AU and 27 the TTE video questionnaire. Acceptance and subjective learning success of both videos was rated positively in 14–52% and 48–88% of the rated responses to each category, respectively. Attendance of either the student or faculty tutor was deemed necessary in addition to the videos.
Conclusions
A ViST versus FS teaching concept was able to effectively teach undergraduate students in AU and TTE, albeit acceptance of the teaching videos alone was limited. However, the ViST concept has the potential to increase course availability and FS resource allocation.
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Informal near-peer teaching in medical education: A scoping review
Background: Near-peer teaching (NPT) has a longstanding history within medical education. While it is becoming increasingly recognized within medical curricula, its beginnings can be traced back to informal teaching among medical students. Informal NPT such as this is still commonplace. However, it is often overlooked within the literature and has remained hidden from the scrutiny of evidence-based education. There has been minimal research conducted surrounding NPT outside of formal teaching sessions. Methods: A scoping PubMed search was conducted after identifying appropriate search terms. Directly relevant and high quality articles were included. Results/Synthesis: Within this scoping review, we discuss the potential benefits and shortfalls of such teaching. Results: Benefits include the opportunity for tutors to consolidate their own learning while contributing to the medical school community. Their learners benefit from the opportunity for small group learning focused on a relevant level of knowledge. However, shortfalls include the lack of prerequites, lack of content monitoring, and lack of resources. These should be considered when discussing the efficacy of this teaching. Conclusion: We also explore the wider culture of this informal NPT within medical education. We hope to promote further thought into this area, considering how guidance can be given to support both the near-peer teachers and their learners.
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Benefits of a near-peer program from the tutors’ perspective: a survey of Australian junior doctors in a regional teaching program
Background
Near-peer teaching has been shown to provide diverse benefits for both tutees and tutors in senior medical student and junior trainee settings. However, junior trainees may face more obstacles in teaching including competing clinical priorities and time management. We sought to investigate the challenges and benefits of engaging in near-peer teaching for junior trainees within our local context. Our Near-Peer Medical Teaching (NPMT) teaching program is designed and facilitated by junior doctors for medical students at the Central Coast Clinical School (University of Newcastle) of the Joint Medical Program.
Methods
Current and past NPMT tutors participated in an online survey from October 2022 to April 2023. Tutors were asked about feasibility of teaching within a work environment, perceived benefits from their experience and attitudes towards medical education.
Results
Teaching experience appears to be influenced by competing clinical priorities and convenience of session times, but it does not appear to exert considerable stress on tutors likely due to self-selection of tutors with prior enjoyable teaching experience. Furthermore, this study indicates that junior doctors derived enjoyment and developed clinical skills and professional qualities, which are important factors in increasing job satisfaction and ameliorating burn-out in this cohort.
Conclusions
Junior doctors appear to benefit from engaging in near-peer programs in the Australian teaching hospital setting. Further research should include qualitative methodologies to explore the perspectives of Australian junior doctors’ more deeply.
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Delivering an exploratory near-peer teaching pilot in general practice: a qualitative study of the experiences of GP speciality trainees and medical students
Background
Significant challenges exist for ensuring adequate clinical placement capacity for medical students within healthcare. Innovative solutions are needed to address these. Near-peer teaching (NPT) may provide educational benefits which extend to both the learners and the peer tutors involved. We designed and implemented a pilot scheme whereby General Practice Speciality Trainees (GPSTs) in the United Kingdom supervised first year graduate entry medical students across six visits to general practice.
Objectives
To explore the experiences of the GPSTs and the medical students within the pilot study to gain insight into their perceptions of NPT and its delivery within this scheme.
Methods
A qualitative design using focus groups was chosen to explore the participant’s experiences. The focus groups took a semi-structured format based around questions designed to answer the research aims. Seven out of seven (100%) GPSTs and six out of seven (86%) medical students that participated in the pilot scheme took part in focus groups.
Results
Data analysis generated three main themes: near-peer supervision benefits GPSTs and students, reciprocal relationships are significant to the educational experience and the organisation of the project and placements is key to success.
Conclusions
The experiences of GPSTs and medical students were positive, highlighting particular benefit of a longitudinally developed near-peer relationship. If similar findings were replicated on a larger scale and across institutions, this would add confidence for the role of GPSTs in teaching medical students during clinical placements, which could in turn improve training capacity.
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From image to clinical judgment: a randomized near-peer teaching trial on systematic chest radiograph interpretation
Background
Chest radiograph (CXR) interpretation remains a fundamental yet challenging skill for undergraduate medical students, requiring both perceptual and integrative reasoning. Near-peer instruction and structured checklists have been proposed to enhance learning, but evidence from randomized designs is limited.
Methods
We conducted a randomized educational trial among final-year medical students (n = 50). All participants attended a two-hour lecture on CXR interpretation delivered by intensive care medicine residents. The intervention group received additional training using a systematic checklist for image analysis. Performance was assessed through a 16-item test (interpretation and diagnosis domains). Nonparametric tests and Spearman correlations were applied; internal consistency and item discrimination were analyzed.
Results
Compared with controls, the intervention group achieved higher median scores in interpretation (6 vs. 3), diagnosis (4 vs. 3), and total score (10 vs. 6) (all p < 0.05). Interpretation and diagnosis scores were not correlated (Spearman ρ = 0.12, p = 0.40). Cronbach’s alpha was 0.592, with 56% of items showing excellent discrimination.
Conclusions
A brief, resident-led, checklist-guided session significantly improved CXR interpretation and overall performance. Structuring perceptual search through systematic frameworks can rapidly strengthen diagnostic foundations and represents a feasible, low-cost addition to medical curricula.
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Near-peer teaching of laparoscopic skills among medical students: a randomised feasibility study
Background
Laparoscopic surgery is integral to modern surgical practice. However, many medical students graduate with limited exposure to essential skills. Near-peer teaching is a promising, student-led approach to address this gap, though its objective impact remains under-evaluated. The aims of this study were to develop a novel objective assessment tool, assess changes in students’ confidence and objective performance in laparoscopic tasks following near-peer versus self-directed training, and explore factors associated with performance.
Methods
This single-blinded, randomised feasibility study enrolled 42 medical students without prior laparoscopic experience. Participants were randomly assigned to near-peer (Group 1) or self-taught group (Group 2) and completed six weekly sessions across four laparoscopic stations: Ball Transfer, Circle Cutting, Peg Transfer, and String. Performance was scored using a novel objective assessment tool developed through a Modified Delphi Method. Two blinded surgical trainees assessed all performances.
Results
No significant differences were observed in pre-intervention objective performance between groups, except for the “Peg Transfer” station. Post-intervention, both groups improved significantly across all tasks (
p
< 0.001). Their confidence also improved (
p
< 0.001). The peer-taught group outperformed the self-directed group in “Circle Cutting” (
p
= 0.02), “String” (
p
= 0.01), and “Peg Transfer” station (
p
= 0.04). There was no relationship between age, gender, or video game experience and performance.
Conclusions
This is the first study to demonstrate that near-peer teaching of laparoscopic skills improved laparoscopic performance among medical students compared with a control group. These findings support the integration of near-peer laparoscopic teaching into undergraduate surgical education. The novel assessment tool demonstrated sensitivity to change in performance pre- and post-intervention.
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“We know what they’re struggling with”: student peer mentors’ embodied perceptions of teaching in a health professional education mentorship program
This paper reports on a study of student peer mentorship in the context of nursing education in a higher education program in Canada. The study used an embodied hermeneutic phenomenological methodology to investigate student peer mentors’ perceptions of teaching during peer mentorship. The data were collected over one calendar year (2019) and involved analysis of 10 participants’ interview data and their ‘body maps,’ produced in response to guided questions. Through the data analysis a core theme of ‘commitment to mentee growth’ was identified, along with seven interrelated themes: sharing responsibility for learning, moderating stress, mediating power relations, navigating unknown processes, valuing creative approaches, offering generous acceptance, and facilitating confidence. Student peer mentorship has the potential to contribute to health professions education in a number of unique ways including through embodied attunement, trusting intersubjective relations, and dialogic education. This study is innovative in its purposeful design and aim to investigate both cognitive and embodied perceptions of student peer mentors. The findings point to the promise of student peer mentorship for advancing health sciences education. Implications for peer mentorship program development in health professions education are discussed.
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Peer mentoring experience on becoming a good doctor: student perspectives
Background
PASS is a peer-led structured academic mentoring program designed to provide academic assistance for new students in their transition from college to university studies and also for students struggling in certain units. This study aims to establish acquired skills by peer leaders associated with peer-led mentoring via the PASS program, and to explore the role played by these acquired skills in their journey to become a successful doctor.
Methods
Study participants were forty selected second-year undergraduate medical students at Monash University Malaysia with commendable examination results. Validated pre-test and post-test questionnaires were administered to explore changes in the level of communication, leadership, professional, and pedagogical skills before and after participation in peer mentoring program. Qualitative analysis of focused group interviews was performed by an independent investigator to identify how the skills developed as a peer mentor may help with becoming a good doctor. Major themes were identified with the thematic-analysis approach.
Results
Thirty-eight students completed the pre-test and post-test questionnaires. Peer leaders reported improvement in oral and written skills for teaching; increased confidence to give constructive feedback; better stress management; efficient time management; improved interpersonal skills; and enhanced problem-solving and critical thinking capabilities. Eight major themes were identified from the interview and peer leaders reported positive experience of working in diverse environments and shouldering of responsibilities.
Conclusions
Peer-led mentoring provides a good opportunity for medical students to shoulder responsibilities as a leader and offers an experience of managing a team of their peers and juniors which in turn may enhance their communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
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