Assessment of a student peer-tutoring program focusing on the benefits to the tutors.
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DOI: 10.1002/jdd.12135
Abstract: CONTEXT The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine incorporates a voluntary student peer-tutoring program as 1 resource available to pre-doctoral students. It uses peer-tutoring in didactic and preclinical courses in order to provide additional… read more here.
Keywords: benefits tutors; tutoring program; student peer; program ... See more keywords
Evidence-based peer-tutoring program to improve students’ performance at the university
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DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2019.1597038
Abstract: ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the impact of a peer-tutoring program on academic performance among first-year students. The sample consisted of 102 first-year students from four-degree programs at a Spanish University.… read more here.
Keywords: tutoring program; university; performance; peer tutoring ... See more keywords
Supplemental Instruction and Embedded Tutoring Program Assessment: Problems and Opportunities
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DOI: 10.1080/10668926.2019.1575777
Abstract: ABSTRACT Many scholars have sought to measure the effectiveness of diverse supplemental instruction programs. Nevertheless, it is difficult to generalize about supplemental instruction or compare data, given methodological and statistical incongruities and diverse approaches and… read more here.
Keywords: instruction; program assessment; tutoring program; embedded tutoring ... See more keywords
Improving Literacy Outcomes for At-Risk Kindergartners through an Afterschool Tutoring Program: Results from a Feasibility Study
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DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2017.00027
Abstract: Background: Students from low-income backgrounds are at-risk for academic difficulties. Although a considerable number of students from this population attend community-based afterschool programs, little is known about their effectiveness in promoting academic learning. The purpose… read more here.
Keywords: tutoring program; kindergartners youth; program; feasibility study ... See more keywords