Peer Pedagogy
In project-based science classrooms we studied apprenticeship learning. We revealed how student community was defined not only by rich and meaningful practices but also by the ways student participants socialized one another into those practices. We found that apprenticeship did occur in this classroom community. However, as with adult apprenticeships, there were more and less successful ways of bringing newcomers from peripheral to full participation.
Contributors
Cynthia Ching, Sue Marshall, Medredith Roberts
Related Research
Ching, C. C. & Kafai, Y. B. (2008). Peer Pedagogy: Student collaboration and reflection in learning through design. Teachers College Record, 110(12), 2601-2632.