Learning by creating teaching materials: Seven decisions teachers need to make

TY - CHAP

T1 - Learning by creating teaching materials

T2 - Seven decisions teachers need to make

AU - Ribosa, Jesus

AU - Duran, David

AU - Topping, Keith J.

PY - 2026/4/1

Y1 - 2026/4/1

N2 - Students can generate teaching materials for others, collaborating with each other as they do so. Learning by creating teaching materials is a way of learning by teaching, a concept that is gaining more and more attention in the field of educational psychology. This chapter presents a review of learning by creating teaching materials, based on seven key decisions teachers need to make to implement such practices: (1) What kind of learning materials, (2) What kind of product as teaching material, (3) For what kind of audience, (4) Individual or collaborative creation, (5) With or without the use of digital tools, (6) What kind of scaffolding strategies, and (7) How to assess student learning. This review is followed by a case study of the Bikos Project, a cooperative learning-by-teaching project in which pairs of students create video tutorials from driving questions that arise from their curiosity. A brief description of the project and its main research findings are presented, based on the seven key decisions. The Bikos Project was initially implemented with 44 Catalan primary school students aged 10–12 years, but could be adjusted and implemented in other educational stages and countries.

AB - Students can generate teaching materials for others, collaborating with each other as they do so. Learning by creating teaching materials is a way of learning by teaching, a concept that is gaining more and more attention in the field of educational psychology. This chapter presents a review of learning by creating teaching materials, based on seven key decisions teachers need to make to implement such practices: (1) What kind of learning materials, (2) What kind of product as teaching material, (3) For what kind of audience, (4) Individual or collaborative creation, (5) With or without the use of digital tools, (6) What kind of scaffolding strategies, and (7) How to assess student learning. This review is followed by a case study of the Bikos Project, a cooperative learning-by-teaching project in which pairs of students create video tutorials from driving questions that arise from their curiosity. A brief description of the project and its main research findings are presented, based on the seven key decisions. The Bikos Project was initially implemented with 44 Catalan primary school students aged 10–12 years, but could be adjusted and implemented in other educational stages and countries.

U2 - 10.1007/978-981-95-5997-8

DO - 10.1007/978-981-95-5997-8

M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)

SN - 978-981-95-5996-1

SP - 327

EP - 345

BT - Teaching and learning 21st century skills

A2 - Gilles, Robyn M.

PB - Springer Nature

ER -