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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025

Enhancing peer teaching and psychological outcomes in medical education through structured formative assessment: a quasi-experimental study.

Dawei Zhang, Kuibo Zhang, Junquan Chen, Binfang Shang, Zhongzhen Su, Qiang Wu, Lianjun Yang, Lili Xie, Hai Lv

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Dawei ZhangDepartment of Spine Surgery, Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Kuibo ZhangDepartment of Spine Surgery, Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Junquan ChenDepartment of Spine Surgery, Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Binfang ShangDepartment of Continuing Education, Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Zhongzhen SuDepartment of Ultrasound, Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Qiang WuThe First People's Hospital of Shaoguan City, Shaoguan, China.
Lianjun YangDepartment of Spine Surgery, Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Lili XieDepartment of Continuing Education, Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.
Hai LvDepartment of Spine Surgery, Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, China.

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Background: Peer-assisted learning (PAL) is an established approach in medical education, yet variability in teaching quality persists when peer tutors lack structured pedagogical support. This study examined whether integrating a structured formative assessment framework could enhance peer tutors' teaching performance, teaching self-efficacy, and reduce teaching anxiety, as well as improve first-year students' knowledge, academic motivation, and self-efficacy. Methods: A quasi-experimental, parallel- group study was conducted in three medical universities in Guangdong, China (2024-2025). Final-year medical students ( Results: Significant group × time interactions favored the intervention group across all outcomes. Students taught by intervention-group tutors showed higher post-test knowledge (7.93 ± 0.31 vs. 5.28 ± 1.10; Conclusion: This study provides preliminary evidence that integrating structured formative assessment into peer-assisted learning enhances tutors' instructional competence, strengthens self-efficacy, and reduces teaching anxiety, while simultaneously improving students' motivation and learning outcomes. Embedding formative assessment within PAL may represent a feasible and scalable strategy to improve teaching quality in medical education.

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academic motivationformative assessmentmedical educationpeer-assisted learningteaching anxietyteaching self-efficacy

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