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Download full textCollins, Kathleen M. T.; Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J. – 2001
This study examined the extent to which an After-School Peer Tutoring (ASPT) program in a rural southeastern school district was effective in elevating achievement levels of 89 at-risk middle school students enrolled in the program for one semester. End-of-semester grade was used as a measure of performance. The study also analyzed indicators of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Behavior Problems, High Risk Students
Patterson, R. T., Jr. – 1976
The purpose of this practicum was to implement and evaluate a peer tutoring program designed to raise the reading level of a selected group of low-achieving students at Harry Stone Middle School, an all-black, sixth- and seventh-grade school in the Dallas, Texas, Independent School District. Objectives were twofold: to raise the grade-equivalent…
Descriptors: Black Students, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research, Individualized Instruction
Clemenz, Sean E. – 2002
This action research study examined how peer tutoring of students with disabilities causes changes in the attitudes of high school peer tutors. Data were gathered through surveys, interviews, and open-ended questions completed by 18 high school peer tutors. Results showed that the peer tutors involved held positive attitudes and beliefs toward…
Descriptors: Action Research, Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Disabilities
Peer reviewedAllsopp, David H. – Remedial and Special Education, 1997
This study compared the effectiveness of using classwide peer tutoring (CWPT) in 14 heterogeneous eighth-grade math classrooms with traditional independent student practice to teach problem-solving skills to students in beginning algebra. Both CWPT and independent practice were equally effective strategies with students identified as at risk or…
Descriptors: Algebra, Drills (Practice), Grade 8, Heterogeneous Grouping
Fuchs, Douglas; And Others – 1996
A classwide peer tutoring program in reading, implemented at 12 elementary and middle schools in three contiguous districts in the middle of a southern state, was evaluated for its effectiveness with three learner types: low achievers with disabilities, low achievers without disabilities, and learners of average achievement. Twenty teachers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Robledo Montecel, Maria; And Others – 1994
A federal program designed to reduce dropout rates in middle schools among limited-English-proficient (LEP) students is described. The program trains LEP middle school students at risk of dropping out as tutors for elementary school children. A demonstration project trained 101 Hispanic student tutors in two Texas school districts. Evaluation of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students
