2022, Number 42
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Inv Ed Med 2022; 11 (42)
Perusall: Collaborative reading tool and online annotation to facilitate reading comprehension
Gudiño-SEF, Espinosa RF, Hernández RAK
Language: Spanish
References: 13
Page: 106-113
PDF size: 570.35 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Teachers sometimes face the challenge of having their
students take the readings assigned pre-class. Perusall
is a free online social learning platform to promote the
reading and understanding of the contents through the
exchange of ideas, problem-solving, and clarification of
doubts. It is based on the theory of social constructivism,
collaborative learning, the online annotation system, and
the student’s commitment to the material in an active,
constructive, and interactive way.
It promotes the metacognition process of the participants
and favors reading comprehension.
This platform allows to share content in various formats
such as books from the Perusall catalog, web pages,
documents from the computer and Dropbox, videos, and
podcasts; this allows the development of activities that
promote the active learning of students by reviewing and
interacting with the content; also, through analytics generated
by the platform, teachers can identify the topics
that require greater attention and thus plan the design of
their classes.
This article describes the main characteristics of Perusall,
the bases and theoretical principles on which it is
based; its main functions and tools; the strengths, limitations,
and challenges of its use, and the steps and recommendations
to follow for effective use of the platform.
It is expected that knowing these aspects, health science
teachers will incorporate this tool into their teaching
practice since it can be very useful in different teaching
modalities to improve their students’ reading comprehension.
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