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Peer reviewedMastropieri, Margo A.; Scruggs, Thomas E.; Spencer, Vicky; Fontana, Judith – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2003
A study compared the reading fluency, comprehension strategies, and content test scores of 16 students with mild disabilities who participated in a nine-week world history class taught using peer tutoring or teacher-directed guided notes. Students who were participated in peer tutoring significantly outperformed the other students on content-area…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, History Instruction, Learning Disabilities, Learning Strategies
Peer reviewedFuchs, Lynn S.; Fuchs, Douglas; Hamlett, Carol L.; Appleton, Amanda C. – Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, 2002
A small-group mathematical problem-solving tutorial treatment with explicit instruction including transfer to novel problems was evaluated with 40 students. On word problems and transfer word problems, tutoring effected reliably stronger growth, although effects on real-world problem solving, while moderate to large, were not statistically…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Generalization, Instructional Effectiveness
