Handicapped Students as Tutors: A Description and Integration of Three Years of Research Findings.

Eiserman, William D.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ364823

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Publication Date: 1987

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Handicapped Students as Tutors: A Description and Integration of Three Years of Research Findings.

Eiserman, William D.; And Others

B. C. Journal of Special Education, v11 n3 p215-31 1987

Results from 13 studies on tutorial programs for social acceptance and academic achievement showed significant gains when involving educable mentally retarded, learning disabled, and behaviorally disordered elementary students as tutors. The studies involved cross-age and peer tutoring roles in both resource tutoring and total class tutoring conditions. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Interpersonal Competence, Learning Disabilities, Mild Mental Retardation, Peer Teaching, Tutorial Programs

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Language: English

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