Seminar in Public Economics - Can Peer Mentoring Improve Online Teaching Effectiveness? An RCT During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Wann
Donnerstag, 6. Mai 2021
12 bis 13:15 Uhr
Wo
online
Veranstaltet von
Lehrstuhl für Politische Ökonomik
Vortragende Person/Vortragende Personen:
Markus Nagler (FAU Nürnberg)
Can Peer Mentoring Improve Online Teaching Effectiveness? An RCT During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(mit David Hardt und Johannes Rincke)
Abstract: Online delivery of higher education has taken center stage but is fraught with issues of student self-organization. We conducted an RCT to study the effects of remote peer mentoring at a German university that switched to online teaching due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mentors and mentees met one-on-one online and discussed topics like self-organization and study techniques. We find positive impacts on motivation, studying behavior, and exam registrations. The intervention did not shift earned credits on average, but we demonstrate strong positive effects on the most able students. In contrast to prior research, effects were more pronounced for male students.