Abstract

• This project is a collaborative implementation and evaluation of PASS (Peer Assisted Study Session) across three different units including the Office of University General Education (OUGE), The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care (SPHPC) and the School of Biomedical Sciences (SBS).


• PASS consists of weekly one-hour, voluntary study sessions led by “PASS Leaders”, students who excelled at the same course in the past. PASS Leaders do not teach but serve as facilitators for group studying under an engaging learning environment.


• PASS has been piloted in the General Education Foundation (GEF) Programme and seven subjects in the Faculty of Medicine at CUHK with positive evaluation from both participating students and PASS Leaders. PASS effectively enhances students’ subject knowledge, independent learning skills and increases their confidence and motivation. Meanwhile, PASS leaders can strengthen their communication and leadership skills.


• This project aims to implement PASS in a larger scale to benefit more CUHK students, with adaptation in the context of different subjects in CUHK. Both OUGE and SPHPC plan to increase the number of PASS sessions in the coming academic year, and the latter will also increase the number of courses supported by PASS.


• A regular and systematic evaluation on the effectiveness of PASS will be conducted to monitor and adjust the implementation. The findings in this project will be disseminated in seminars in CUHK as well as international conferences and journals.