Peer-Led Team Learning: Evaluation, Dissemination, and Institutionalization of a College Level Initiative by Leo Gafney, Pratibha Varma-Nelson.

This book is a real-world study of Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL), a method in which undergraduates work together, under the guidance of a peer leader, in course-connected workshops. PLTL is intended to complement lecture. The text explains how the method evolved into a teaching/learning model. The e...

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Main Authors: Gafney, Leo (Author), Varma-Nelson, Pratibha (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Series:Innovations in Science Education and Technology, 16
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