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Publication Date: 2012-Feb
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Peer-Mediated Instruction in Inclusive Secondary Social Studies Learning: Direct and Indirect Learning Effects
Scruggs, Thomas E.; Mastropieri, Margo A.; Marshak, Lisa
Learning Disabilities Research & Practice, v27 n1 p12-20 Feb 2012
Ten inclusive middle school social studies classes, including 133 general education students, and 24 students with mild disabilities (21 with learning disabilities and 3 with emotional disabilities), were assigned at random to a traditional instruction condition, or an experimental condition involving classwide peer tutoring with specialized materials and parent training. After 18 weeks of instruction, posttest data revealed that students in the experimental condition gained significantly more than students in the traditional instruction condition. These effects were observed on content included in the tutoring intervention, as well as on related content that was taught but not included in the tutoring intervention. Results are discussed within the context of recent research on inclusive secondary content area instruction.
Descriptors: Intervention, Mild Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Instructional Effectiveness, Peer Teaching, Tutoring, Conventional Instruction, Social Studies, Inclusion, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Emotional Problems, Achievement Gains, Outcome Measures, Pretests Posttests, Secondary School Curriculum
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