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Cockerill, Maria; Craig, Nicole; Thurston, Allen – International Journal of Education and Practice, 2018
Peer tutoring is a structured process of co-operative learning, supported by social interdependence theory shown to have cognitive and affective level benefits. During a RCT, this study explores teacher perceptions (n=62) of effects of co-operative learning, including implementation issues, using a mixed methods approach during a 16-week peer…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Peer Teaching, Tutoring, Cooperative Learning
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Schneider, Rebecca Barone; Barone, Diane – Childhood Education, 1997
Describes the preparation, implementation, and results of a classroom cross-age tutoring project, which involved third and fourth graders reading books to younger students. Discusses evolution of project: students' lesson plans became more student-centered and complex over time, tutors assumed responsibility for younger children, and their…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Literacy