Application and Evaluation of Peer Education Model in Chess Learning

Year 2019, Volume: 1 Issue: 3, 103 - 115, 31.12.2019

Nevin Gündüz , Umut Üner

Abstract

The teaching strategies that use peers are generically labeled peer-assisted learning (PAL). In the former, the instructional task for most students stays the same, whereas in the latter the task differs, often requiring each student to contribute a piece of the total task or to take on different roles. In physical education, PAL has been proposed as a best practice in pedagogy texts. The aim of the present study is to apply and evaluate the peer education model in chess learning. This study is a mixed model, including both qualitative and quantitative research models. Participants are composed of a total number of 25 students, including 20 peer trainees and 5 peer trainers in the chess application. This study, pre-test and post-test were applied in order to evaluate the chess knowledge levels of the students; students filled the peer evaluation form and parents filled the “Parent Participation Satisfaction” form after the application. In this study, descriptive statistics was used for the analysis of quantitative data and the results were tabulated as frequency and percentage values. In the study, a paired t-test was used in order to compare the chess knowledge levels of the students for 10 weeks in pre-test and post-test conditions. Content analysis method was used for the qualitative data analysis. And the data was categorized into 4 themes. As a result of this study, the improvement of the chess knowledge levels of the peer trainees was statistically significant increase at the end of 10 weeks. In addition, along with an increase in taking responsibility, sharing, helping each other and communication, students also had social and emotional achievements. Peer trainer group stated that they had difficulty in the beginning, they created solutions while teaching, communicated in a positive manner and improved themselves while teaching. When all the results obtained from the research were analyzed it could be concluded that teachers should aim by using peer education models for the motivation and participation of the students to different activities that contribute not only to psychomotor achievements but also cognitive and social achievements. It could be appropriate teaching model for this age school groups.

Keywords

Primary school students, chess, peer education model

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