Portland, Oregon
June 23, 2024
June 23, 2024
June 26, 2024
Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Poster Session
Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)
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10.18260/1-2--48375
https://peer.asee.org/48375
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Dr. Poor teaches many of the integral undergraduate civil engineering courses at University of Portland, including hydraulics, fluids, and environmental engineering. Dr. Poor is a licensed professional engineer with ongoing research in green infrastructure.
Peer tutoring has been used for several years at University of Portland, where peer tutors hold office hours in the Vollum Study Room to help students on homework problems and understand concepts. However, the peer tutors were not used very much by students. To expand on the existing peer tutoring program and increase use of peer tutor office hours, we added peer tutors in the classroom. In-class peer tutoring (ICPT) is defined as peer tutors attending sessions where students solve in-class assignments. Student surveys indicated students recognized the value of the peer tutors and thought ICPT improved their learning in the classroom. Student use of peer tutors outside of the classroom increased significantly; many students had to wait to get help from the tutors and the Vollum Study Room was often at capacity during tutoring hours. Peer tutors are a low-cost, community building way to provide more resources for student success. The implementation of ICPT has improved the peer tutoring program at University of Portland, and we plan to continue implementing ICPT in other classes and engineering disciplines.
Poor, C. J. (2024, June), Board 76: Expansion of Peer Tutoring Program to In-Class Sessions in Multiple Disciplines Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. 10.18260/1-2--48375
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