Teaching feedback skills to veterinary students by peer-assisted learning

Feedback is considered an essential element of effective learning. Students who receive feedback from peers can improve their clinical and communication skills. This paper aims to provide evidence on whether peer-assisted learning (PAL) successful in providing students with the ability feedback. In study, a tutor group (n=20) trained constructive peers. After that, tutors other (tutees, n=20) PAL increase skills training, tutees used role play about veterinarian-client consultation. Finally, each tutee provided his/her There was statistically significant change between mean scores both “tutor control groups” (P<0.004) “tutors tutees” (P<0.001). no difference terms academic year gender groups. Tutees benefited being by peers, also improved training others. Both had opportunity themselves skill levels. found be for tutees. Neither nor tended effectiveness PAL, this result shows that applied all veterinary students.