A peer mentoring programme supporting learners from the School of Civil Engineering
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Wee, Cindy
Chai, Ted
Chai, Ted
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2023-02-08
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Conference Contribution - Oral Presentation
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New Zealand
civil engineering students
peer learning
Unitec courses
civil engineering education
student success
civil engineering students
peer learning
Unitec courses
civil engineering education
student success
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Wee, C., & Chai, E. (2023, February, 8-9). A peer mentoring programme supporting learners from the School of Civil Engineering [Paper presentation]. Vocational Engineering Education New Zealand, Forum 2023, Christchurch, New Zealand
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PASS (Peer Assisted Study Sessions) is a peer mentoring programme at Unitec that effectively supports first-year Civil Engineering students. PASS leaders play an important role in helping them connect to new learning environments, supporting them to keep up with the basic knowledge of the subject, and develop the necessary skills to survive and thrive in the first year. They support the students on a one-one in the class, tutorial, labs and field. PASS leaders scaffold students’ learning and unpack complex concepts or processes when they get “stuck” in their learning by using questioning techniques, redirecting questions and generating peer-to-peer learning interactions. Students develop confidence and skills to solve problems and take responsibility for their learning. As a result, this helps students move from one learning level to the next within the course. This presentation shows how the PASS leaders help students engage in learning the content and provides insight into how students benefit from PASS
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