PLTLIS: 12 Years of Impact
Read about the considerable impact that the Society has had in supporting the development and
expansion of Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL)
across the USA and around the world.
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What is Peer-Led Team Learning?
Students work in groups to solve challenging problems by debating, negotiating, and building consensus under the guidance of a trained peer leader. Peer leaders are students who have completed the course and have strong interpersonal skills. They are the students who ask how and why things work the way they do, facilitating the learning of group members, and they do not provide the answers.
Critical Components of the Peer-Led Team Learning model:
- Faculty involvement
- Integral to the course
- Leader selection and preparation
- Appropriately challenging materials
- Appropriate organizational arrangements
- Administrative support
Source: Gosser, D.K., Cracolice, M.S., Kampmeier, J.A., Roth, V., Strozak, V.S., & Varma-Nelson, P. (2001). Peer-Led Team Learning: A Guidebook. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
What does PLTL look like in practice?
Voices of Peer Leaders and Peer Leader Alumni: