Tutoring Interventions within Special Education Settings: A Comparison of Cross-Age and Peer Tutoring.

Scruggs, Thomas E.; Osguthorpe, Russell T.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Tutoring Interventions within Special Education Settings: A Comparison of Cross-Age and Peer Tutoring.

Scruggs, Thomas E.; Osguthorpe, Russell T.

Psychology in the Schools, v23 n2 p187-93 Apr 1986

Compared cross-age and peer tutoring interventions conducted within special education settings. In Experiment 1, learning disabled (LD) and behaviorally disordered (BD) students tutored younger LD and BD students. In Experiment 2, same-age LD and BD students alternated tutor and tutee roles. In both experiments, tutors and tutees exhibited academic gains. (Author/ABB)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Disorders, Children, Comparative Analysis, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Intervention, Learning Disabilities, Peer Teaching, Special Education, Tutorial Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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