Choices in curriculum design should be informed by knowledge of how students construct knowledge. Development of the Peer-Led Team Learning project was enlightened by an understanding of the works of L. Vygotsky and J. Piaget. This presentation explores the connections between the theoretical cognitive foundations provided by Vygotsky and Piaget and the peer-led team learning model. Vygotsky studied the role of the instructor as students learn, and thus, his theories guided the development of the role of the workshop leaders. Piaget studied the process by which students construct knowledge; therefore, his theories guided the development of the project’s curriculum materials.

Theoretical cognitive foundations for peer-led team learning

255th National Meeting (2018)

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