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Peer mentoring and study skills development in science

Published in 2009 by LSIS, this report describes action research carried out by Greenhead College. The research project was to develop a peer mentoring scheme in chemistry to help students who struggle with the difference in demands that AS courses make compared to GCSE. In turn, it is hoped that this will lead to...

Peer mentoring in engineering

Produced in 2011 by the Learning Skills Improvement Service, these materials help to demonstrate effective practice. From City College Norwich, this case study looks at the theme of equality and diversity. Peer mentoring has proved successful in many professional development projects to enhance the knowledge and...

Peer Observation for Maths and Numeracy Teachers

Published by LSIS, this report describes an action research project carried out by Macclesfield College. The research looked at the implementation of a peer observation scheme and its effects on teaching and learning.

Peer to Peer Assessment

This Teachers TV resource features Rich Walters, Teacher of Mathematics at Merchants Academy in Bristol, as he shows an easy-to-use idea where a set of differentiated questions, written on post-it notes, are used to facilitate peer assessment.

The technique empowers students and creates highly effective...

What do fractions have to do with pizza? The stars of the Emmy Award-winning animated series Peg + Cat serve up a delicious new episode.

It's lunchtime at Peg's Pizza Place! Peg and...

Peg and Cat, stars of their own Emmy Award-winning animated TV series, zoom...

Pegasus

This resource from Boxford facilitates the manufacture of a 3D figure of a Pegasus from sheet material. This could be used as an exemplar for a project to design and make a ‘flat pack’ 3D item or to demonstrate the capabilities of a CNC laser cutter. It includes the CAD files for each of the component parts of the...

The innovative, British-designed computers named Pegasus first appeared in 1956 and enjoyed long and successful careers. This book discusses the origins of the Pegasus project from wartime know-how through to the involvement of Ferranti Ltd, giving tribute to the remarkable achievements of the individual designers...

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A few pegboard games are described in the following pages. In some cases questions are asked and hints for further exploration provided. The reader is free to change the rules.