In academic year 2020-21 an intervention research was carried out on peer tutoring at university which was hypothesized to be an effective tool to reduce some of the negative effects of distance learning caused by the pandemic during the academic year 2019-20. The students involved were those who enrolled in the first year of the three-year degree course in Educational Sciences at the University of Palermo. 17 female students and 2 second-year students of this course of study who had already completed the exams of the previous year, after having participated in a specific training activity in February and March, from March to June 2021 they helped in remote mode to 33 female students and 2 students – their annual colleagues – to advance their careers by catching up as many first-year exams as possible. Participation in the initiative was voluntary both for the tutor students and for the tutored students. The activity carried out was recognized for the tutor students as an “extraordinary curricular internship” in lieu of the internship which, due to the pandemic, could not be carried out at the educational facilities. By July 2021, the group of 35 late students took 38 back exams out of a total of 57, recorded after the close of the extraordinary session in February; therefore two thirds of the back exams were recovered. Furthermore, in July 2021, in this group of 35 recipients of the training intervention, students took all seven exams scheduled for the second year of the study plan, 8 took six and the others a number ranging from two to five, with the expectation of taking the remaining exams in the autumn session or in the extraordinary session of the second year of the course. At the end of the activity carried out by the 19 tutor students, the understanding of the disciplines taught to colleagues improved. The positively tested model can also be re-proposed in face-to-face teaching.

Nell’a. a. 2020-21 è stata svolta una ricerca-intervento sul peer tutoring in ambito universitario, ipotizzato come strumento efficace per ridurre alcuni effetti negativi che la DAD, imposta dalla pandemia da covid-19, aveva provocato durante l’a. a. 2019-20 tra gli studenti iscritti al primo anno del corso di laurea triennale in Scienze dell’Educazione dell’Università di Palermo. 17 studentesse e 2 studenti del secondo anno di questo corso di studi, che avevano completato gli esami dell’anno precedente, dopo aver partecipato tra febbraio e marzo ad una specifica attività formativa, da marzo a giugno 2021 hanno aiutato, ancora in modalità a distanza, 33 studentesse e 2 studenti – loro colleghi di annualità – a procedere nella carriera recuperando il maggior numero possibile di esami del primo anno. L’adesione all’iniziativa è stata volontaria sia per gli studenti tutor sia per gli studenti tutorati. Agli studenti tutor l’attività svolta è stata riconosciuta come “tirocinio curricolare straordinario” sostitutivo del tirocinio che, per la pandemia, non si è potuto svolgere presso le strutture educative convenzionate con l’università. Entro luglio 2021, il gruppo composto dai 35 studenti ritardatari ha sostenuto 38 esami arretrati su un totale di 57, rilevato dopo la chiusura della sessione straordinaria di febbraio; quindi sono stati recuperati i due terzi degli esami arretrati. Inoltre, a luglio 2021, in questo gruppo di 35 destinatari dell’intervento formativo, 15 studenti hanno sostenuto tutti i sette esami previsti per il secondo anno del piano di studi, 8 ne hanno sostenuti sei e gli altri un numero variabile da due a cinque, con la previsione di sostenere i rimanenti esami nella sessione autunnale o in quella straordinaria del secondo anno di corso. Al termine dell’attività svolta nei 19 studenti tutor è migliorata la comprensione delle discipline insegnate ai colleghi. Il modello sperimentato positivamente si può riproporre anche nella didattica in presenza.

Di Vita, A. (2021). Tutoraggio didattico tra pari a distanza: una ricerca-intervento svolta con gli studenti universitari. EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN TEACHING AND LEARNING, 6(2), 74-87.

Tutoraggio didattico tra pari a distanza: una ricerca-intervento svolta con gli studenti universitari

Di Vita, A.
2021-12-23

Abstract

In academic year 2020-21 an intervention research was carried out on peer tutoring at university which was hypothesized to be an effective tool to reduce some of the negative effects of distance learning caused by the pandemic during the academic year 2019-20. The students involved were those who enrolled in the first year of the three-year degree course in Educational Sciences at the University of Palermo. 17 female students and 2 second-year students of this course of study who had already completed the exams of the previous year, after having participated in a specific training activity in February and March, from March to June 2021 they helped in remote mode to 33 female students and 2 students – their annual colleagues – to advance their careers by catching up as many first-year exams as possible. Participation in the initiative was voluntary both for the tutor students and for the tutored students. The activity carried out was recognized for the tutor students as an “extraordinary curricular internship” in lieu of the internship which, due to the pandemic, could not be carried out at the educational facilities. By July 2021, the group of 35 late students took 38 back exams out of a total of 57, recorded after the close of the extraordinary session in February; therefore two thirds of the back exams were recovered. Furthermore, in July 2021, in this group of 35 recipients of the training intervention, students took all seven exams scheduled for the second year of the study plan, 8 took six and the others a number ranging from two to five, with the expectation of taking the remaining exams in the autumn session or in the extraordinary session of the second year of the course. At the end of the activity carried out by the 19 tutor students, the understanding of the disciplines taught to colleagues improved. The positively tested model can also be re-proposed in face-to-face teaching.
23-dic-2021
Settore M-PED/03 - Didattica E Pedagogia Speciale
Di Vita, A. (2021). Tutoraggio didattico tra pari a distanza: una ricerca-intervento svolta con gli studenti universitari. EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION IN TEACHING AND LEARNING, 6(2), 74-87.
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