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Korner, Marianne; Hopf, Martin – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2015
International comparisons reveal that lower-secondary-level students in Austria perform below the OECD mean in science. Guided by the search for remedies and improvements in science teaching, this study investigates whether cross-age peer tutoring is an appropriate method for teaching physics. A modern and concise definition of peer tutoring is…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Tutoring, Physics, Tutors
Burton, Bruce – Australian Educational Researcher, 2012
This article reports on a major action research program that experimented with the use of cross-age peer teaching in schools to assist teachers to manage conflict issues in their classrooms, and to re-engage disaffected students in learning. The research, which was conducted in a range of elementary and secondary schools in Australia, was part of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conflict Resolution, Peer Teaching, Action Research
Topping, K. J.; Thurston, A.; McGavock, K.; Conlin, N. – Educational Research, 2012
Background: Large-scale randomised controlled trials are relatively rare in education. The present study approximates to, but is not exactly, a randomised controlled trial. It was an attempt to scale up previous small peer tutoring projects, while investing only modestly in continuing professional development for teachers. Purpose: A two-year…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Tutoring, Readability, Reading Ability
Traill, Ron; Clough, Jim – 1993
This paper outlines the rationale for the development of several sports programs for Australia's children, their main features, and evidence of the extent to which they are achieving their goals. The programs include AUSSIE SPORT: Sport for Kids, a modified sports program for the senior grades of primary schools; Sportsfun, an after school program…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Athletics, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education
Earl, L. M.; And Others – 1980
A cross-age tutoring program--using a highly structured tutoring method, an administrative reporting system, and home based reinforcement--was implemented and evaluated in six Ontario, Canada, schools. The subjects were 50 students with reading scores at least six months below grade level. These students were placed either in an experimental group…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation
Minsky, Elaine – 1986
The Learning Partners Program (LPP) of the Westview Schools in North York (Ontario) was evaluated. The language arts program paired primary school students from grades 1 to 3 with junior school students three years older. The junior school students received preparation from their homeroom teachers. The evaluation examined the degree of program…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum