Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL), a nationally recognized teaching and learning model, is introduced in an introductory course for the beginning programmers in the Computer Information Systems (CIS) department. In PLTL, small groups of students are led by an undergraduate peer and work together to solve problems related to computer science and programming. PLTL is a student-centric pedagogy in which students move from the role of passive listeners to active participants in the classroom. 

The goal of implementation of PLTL is to retain students in CIS majors through cooperative and active learning sessions. Many PLTL research studies suggest that the students participating in the PLTL program are directly benefiting from the learning experiences facilitated by the peer leaders.  The purpose of this presentation is to explore the literature related to PLTL. The current research will study the effects of PLTL related to the students’ success in understanding of the mathematics, logic and basic programming concepts in an introductory CIS course. 

Presenter: Sarbani Banerjee