Feeding back to feed-forward: Being ‘Peer-wise’ Dan Gordon Sport and Exercise Sciences Research Group, Anglia Ruskin University, UK E-mail: dan.Gordon@Anglia.ac.uk Twitter: @SESRG_ARU

Introduction

“Peer-learning refers to the use of teaching and learning categories in which students learn with and from each other without the immediate intervention of a teacher” (Boud et al 1999)

Why peer-learning? Involves students working together and developing skills of collaboration. Practice in teamwork and involves them as part of a learning community in which they have a stake. Increased possibilities for reflection and exploration of ideas, when the authority of the lecturer is not the immediate presence. Students gain more practice in communicating in the subject than is typically the case in learning activities when staff are present. They are able to articulate their understanding and have it critiqued by peers as well as learning from adopting the reciprocal role. Involves students taking a collective responsibility for identifying their own learning needs and planning how these might be addressed. This is learning-how-to-learn skill.

Incentivised learning

Student performance