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Topping, K. J.; Miller, D.; Murray, P.; Henderson, S.; Fortuna, C.; Conlin, N. – Educational Research, 2011
Background: Large-scale randomised controlled trials (RCT) are relatively rare in education. The present study was an attempt to scale up previous small peer tutoring projects, while investing only modestly in continuing professional development for teachers. Purpose: A two-year RCT of peer tutoring in mathematics was undertaken in one local…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Intervention, Socioeconomic Status, Criterion Referenced Tests
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Topping, K. J.; Thurston, A.; McGavock, K.; Conlin, N. – Educational Research, 2012
Background: Large-scale randomised controlled trials are relatively rare in education. The present study approximates to, but is not exactly, a randomised controlled trial. It was an attempt to scale up previous small peer tutoring projects, while investing only modestly in continuing professional development for teachers. Purpose: A two-year…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Tutoring, Readability, Reading Ability