Motivation research emphasizes importance of encouraging students to take responsibility for their performance. Academic achievement is matter of wanting to achieve, focusing on task, and believing in oneself. Teachers can encourage student self-regulation by ensuring that students understand expectations; creating a comfortable, orderly…

Research shows that peer tutoring is more cost effective than many other instructional strategies. Parsons (Kansas) High School grants credit for tutoring and being tutored. Participating juniors and seniors enroll in regularly scheduled elective course that meets daily. Tutors work with partners on everything from solving quadratic equations to…