The Future of Education

Edition 15

Accepted Abstracts

The Impact on Degree Classifications of Introducing a Peer-Assisted Learning Scheme Into the Forensic Science Classroom

Louise Powell-Cook, London South Bank University (United Kingdom)

Abstract

Previous research has shown that the mentorship of undergraduate forensic science students by journalism students in student co-created writing workshops (to enhance their skills for success in assessments and subsequent employability) was well-received by the forensic science students. This response was measured by means of student evaluation questionnaires. (Powell-Cook L., “The Introduction of a Peer Assisted Learning Scheme into the Forensic Science Classroom”, Conference Proceedings “The Future of Education 13th Edition 2023” FiloDiritto Editore (2023), pag. 442-445) The current study expands on these outcomes and this poster presents data in the form of the degree classifications, which have since been awarded to these students. It compares the data with that of previous forensic science student cohorts graduating from the BSc programme and notes the positive impact that the workshops have had, not only on the degree classifications achieved, but also on the students’ confidence and employability.

 

Keywords  

Employability, Cross-Discipline Mentoring, Science

 

 

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‘They had a way of helping that actually helped’: a case study of a peer-assisted learning scheme, Teaching in Higher Education, 13:1, 93-105, DOI: 10.1080/13562510701794118

  1. Powell-Cook L., “The Introduction of a Peer Assisted Learning Scheme into the Forensic Science Classroom”, Conference Proceedings “The Future of Education 13th Edition 2023” FiloDiritto Editore (2023), pag. 442-445

 

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