Open AccessPeer Teaching to Foster Learning in Physiology
Author(s) -
Tripti Srivastava,
Lalitbhushan S Waghmare,
Ved Prakash Mishra,
Alka Rawekar,
Nazli Quazi,
Arunita Jagzape
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/15018.6323
Subject(s) - surprise , test (biology) , categorization , class (philosophy) , mathematics education , psychology , computer science , social psychology , paleontology , artificial intelligence , biology
Peer teaching is an effective tool to promote learning and retention of knowledge. By preparing to teach, students are encouraged to construct their own learning program, so that they can explain effectively to fellow learners. Peer teaching is introduced in present study to foster learning and pedagogical skills amongst first year medical under-graduates in physiology with a Hypothesis that teaching is linked to learning on part of the teacher.