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Van Keer, Hilde; Vanderlinde, Ruben – Phi Delta Kappan, 2013
To close the gap between reading research and the reality of instruction, the authors developed a reading comprehension approach for elementary school, aiming at explicit instruction and practice of reading comprehension strategies. Their approach encompasses two complementary cornerstones: explicit instruction in reading strategies and creating…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Reading Comprehension, Peer Teaching, Tutoring
Structuring Asynchronous Discussion Groups: Comparing Scripting by Assigning Roles with Regulation by Cross-Age Peer Tutors
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De Wever, Bram; Van Keer, Hilde; Schellens, Tammy; Valcke, Martin – Learning and Instruction, 2010
The present study focuses on comparing the impact of role assignment and cross-age peer tutors on students' level of knowledge construction in 15 asynchronous discussion groups of nine students each in a first-year university course (N=135). Content analysis was applied to analyse the level of knowledge construction in students' online postings.…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Tutors, Cross Age Teaching, Peer Teaching
The Impact of Cross-Age Peer Tutoring on Third and Sixth Graders' Reading Strategy Awareness, Reading Strategy Use, and Reading Comprehension
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Van Keer, Hilde; Vanderlinde, Ruben – Middle Grades Research Journal, 2010
The present study explores the impact of an experimental reading intervention focusing on explicit reading strategy instruction and cross-age peer tutoring on third and sixth graders' reading strategy awareness, cognitive and metacognitive reading strategy use, and reading comprehension achievement. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Reading Comprehension, Intervention, Standardized Tests
Blending Asynchronous Discussion Groups and Peer Tutoring in Higher Education: An Exploratory Study of Online Peer Tutoring Behaviour
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De Smet, Marijke; Van Keer, Hilde; Valcke, Martin – Computers & Education, 2008
In the present study cross-age peer tutoring was implemented in a higher education context. Fourth-year students (N=39) operated as online tutors to support freshmen in discussing cases and solving authentic problems. This study contributes to a better understanding of the supportive interventions of tutors in asynchronous discussion groups. Peer…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Tutoring, Higher Education, Cross Age Teaching
Effects of Explicit Reading Strategies Instruction and Peer Tutoring on Second and Fifth Graders' Reading Comprehension and Self-Efficacy Perceptions
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Van Keer, Hilde; Verhaeghe, Jean Pierre – Journal of Experimental Education, 2005
The authors evaluated the effectiveness of explicit reading comprehension strategies instruction, followed by practice in teacher-led whole-class activities (STRAT), reciprocal same-age (STRAT + SA) peer-tutoring activities, or cross-age peer-tutoring activities (STRAT + CA) on 2nd and 5th graders' reading comprehension and self-efficacy…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Grade 5, Elementary School Students, Reading Instruction