Teaching with a peer: a comparison of two models of student teaching

Two models of student teaching were compared: the traditional model of placing one student teacher with a mentor teacher and a peer teaching model, where two student teachers worked with one mentor. While the peer teaching model, involved some trade-offs, the-model was found to have a positive impact on children and to offer several important advantages for student teachers including increased support, the opportunity for on-going conversation about teaching, and experience in learning how to collaborate to improve practice. Mentor teachers found much of value in the model-and-support its continued use. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.