https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501 My notes about action research: The effects of peer-tutoring on student math achievement. en-us 2018-05-14 14:18:24 UTC 2023-05-19 12:31:17 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png lritacco https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/260481854 Study found that peer tutoring had many benefits on both tutors and tutees. The study determined that peer tutoring improved the quality of questions students asked to the tutor, and the motivation and confidence were boosted among all students. The study also mentioned Zaini's (2002) study that determined the most effective learning method is teaching others, supporting the idea that peer tutoring has benefits for both tutors and tutees.]]> 2018-05-14 14:20:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/260481854 lritacco https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/261955544 "Research also indicates that peer learning activities typically yield the following results for both tutor and tutee: team-building spirit and more supportive relationships; greater psychological well-being, social competence, communication skills and self-esteem; and higher achievement and greater productivity in terms of enhanced learning outcomes." (para. 5).

Criticisms of Peer Teaching
" She cites lack of evidence as a primary concern, mentioning a 2008 National Mathematics Advisory Panel which reviewed instances of instruction in which students were primarily doing the teaching. The panel found only a handful of studies that met its standards for quality." (para. 19).

Other concerns regarding peer teaching include student hesitancy, quality of instruction, and use of classroom time.

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This study explored the effects of peer-tutoring using the Duolog Math Technique.  The Duolog Math Technique focuses on dialogue among students to find answers.  "The Duolog Math technique promotes dialogue between the pair and seeks to restrain the tutor from simply providing the right answer immediately.  In this it has commonalities with tutoring techniques in reading..." (Topping et al., 2011, p. 580).  

Three guiding research questions:  "1.  With what level of integrity was the peer tutoring programme implemented?
2.  Was implementation integrity greater of less between Year 1 and Year 2?
3.  To what extent were general classroom context indicators associated with the quality of implementation of individual technique, both within the observation schedule?" (Topping et. al, 2011, p. 580).

Findings:  "Teachers and pupils in both years managed to implement some but not all of the techniques effectively....The pupils in Year 2 were somewhat better and implementing the techniques." (Topping et. al, 2011, p. 589).

Study finds that peer-tutoring training for teachers and tutors is key in the success of using peer tutoring techniques in the classroom.]]> 2018-05-21 11:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262324996 lritacco https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262328672
"What stands alongside those concerns is all sorts of evidence documenting that students can and do learn from and with each other. It’s something they seem to understand intuitively, if not explicitly. When students have a question about something that’s happening in a course, who do they ask first? Most of the time, it’s not the professor. They talk to another student who answers the question, offers advice, shares information, or registers an opinion. That dynamic means that students are regularly learning from other students." (Weimer, 2017, para. 3).

"Peer learning is an instructional strategy, one approach among many available to teachers. No one is advocating that peer learning replaces the teacher. Students still need teachers, and teachers still need to teach." (Weimer, 2017, para. 8).

]]> 2018-05-21 12:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262328672 lritacco https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262337185 "With peer learning based instructional strategies, such as peer assessment and peer tutoring, learners must think through the work of peers before they can provide feedback in the form of either assessment or tutoring.  This reasoning process can promote learners' meta-cognitive ability which helps them better learn." (Wang et al., 2016, p.302).

"The results of this study showed that students exhibited different behavioral patterns under the four instructional strategies." (Wang, et al., 2016, p.312).

This study found that within the four instructional strategies (problem solving, role-playing, peer assessment, peer tutoring) studied, peer tutoring promotes the cognitive ability of "understanding".  It is recommended that students using all four of these instructional strategies be guided with specific look-fors, guidelines, and rubrics to make the strategies most effective.

]]> 2018-05-21 12:43:58 UTC https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262337185 lritacco https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262351968 Common Core Standards indicate that students must, "Listen or read the arguments of others, decide whether they make sense, and ask useful questions to clarify or improve arguments" in math.  Peer tutoring provides opportunities for students to do so by bringing them together to foster discussions.

This study documents and discusses how a class of algebra students participated in a peer-tutoring program once each week. Tutors were selected based on high achievement on standardized test scores. Tutees were also selected based on the data from test scores. Advanced a algebra learners were then paired with students who were on the pre-algebra level.  

"An [heterogenous peer tutoring] learning environment also facilitates peer-to-peer engagement by allowing students to share and evaluate problem solving strategies, which helps students to develop their communication and listening skills." (Worley & Naresh, 2014, p.27).

Through peer-tutoring, "...students exhibited positive changes in their attitudes towards mathematics, their classroom behaviors, and their mathematical abilities." (Worley & Naresh, 2014, p.27).

This study found that peer tutors were able to facilitate a safe, respectful environment and the students were engaged in "purposeful learning".  Through the peer-tutoring experience both tutors and tutees were empowered and motivated to learn math.  

To assure the success of peer-tutoring, Worley and Naresh recommend that student pairs be chosen carefully. They also recommend that a balance of traditional and inquiry-based activities be used during tutoring sessions, and that students work to develop communication and organizational skills during this time as well.  They also suggest that teachers take on a coaching role during the sessions to support both tutor and tutee.]]> 2018-05-21 13:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262351968 lritacco https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262380731
This study focused on using peer teaching to boost motivation and appreciation for mathematics. Sturdivant & Souhan aimed to decrease negative attitudes towards math among students and increase general learning skills through a peer tutoring program.

In the study, peer groups were given a syllabus with guidelines to drive their activities.  Clear criteria were set for peer groups to guide learning.  This aligns with the findings of Wang et al. (2016) suggesting that teachers should have clear expectations and guidelines for peer tutoring in order for it to be successful.

"Instructor guidance is very important to ensure the students understand exactly what is expected of them, and hopefully will alleviate the tendency to just present PowerPoint slideshows." (Sturdivant & Souhan, 2011, p.290.).

]]> 2018-05-21 14:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262380731 lritacco https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262431310 "...kids teaching other kids is usually a recipe for success.  Peer-tutoring-- the pairing of students to work together academically--gives individualized attention and instruction to kids who are challenged in a particular subject, often in a friendlier, less pressured manner that can be found in the classroom."  (Geddes, 2016, p.38).  



]]> 2018-05-21 16:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262431310 lritacco https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262434678 The Memphis model of peer tutoring trains students in order to promote quality peer tutoring.  Explore more.

]]> 2018-05-21 16:54:45 UTC https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262434678 lritacco https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262443905 This study addresses the fact that there is a general poor attitude towards math.  This study aligns with the attitudes presented in Sturdivant & Souhan's 2011 study.

Selection of tutors should be based on:
1. Superior content knowledge
2. Patience and enthusiasm 

"Peer tutoring is designed to supplement rather than replace a variety of teacher directed activities." (Tella, 2013, p.10).  

The recommendations in this study confirmed that teachers should use peer-tutoring strategies in the classroom to support mathematics instruction.  ]]> 2018-05-21 17:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262443905 lritacco https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262702235
"The positive effects of peer tutoring have been demonstrated across subjects such as reading, math, social studies, and science, and across a wide range of settings that include general education classrooms, resource rooms, self-containted rooms, alternative placements, and group homes."  (Perrott, 2013, p.40).

The study found that peer tutoring is successful among elementary and middle school students, and is most successful when rewards are involved.]]> 2018-05-22 14:15:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262702235 lritacco https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262706226 This study explored students' abilities to express themselves mathematically after taking part in computer-based peer-tutoring activities. The study found that communication abilities of the group improved after using computer based peer tutoring, since students were able to express understandings, listen to and comprehend others' explanations, and comprehend others' mathematical thoughts.]]> 2018-05-22 14:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262706226 lritacco https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262708364 2018-05-22 14:29:19 UTC https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262708364 lritacco https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262708615 Explores the qualities a tutor needs to be successful. Supports careful peer tutor selection.]]> 2018-05-22 14:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262708615 lritacco https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262709064 2018-05-22 14:30:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262709064 lritacco https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262748306 2018-05-22 16:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262748306 lritacco https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262997741 2018-05-23 12:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/lritacco/edu501/wish/262997741