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Direct linkTopping, Keith J.; Bryce, Angela – Educational Psychology, 2004
Outcomes for methods to accelerate thinking skills involving some peer interaction have been more consistently positive than those for purely teacher-directed or materials-led methods. However, methods involving mainly or only peer interaction are rare. This paper describes and evaluates such a method for peer tutoring in thinking skills, which…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Teamwork, Thinking Skills, Reading Skills
Topping, Keith J.; Peter, Carolyn; Stephen, Pauline; Whale, Michelle – Educational Psychology, 2004
The development of deeper understanding and transferable skills in science requires continuous interactive discussion and feedback and extended practice in various contexts for generalisation. In primary schools, these desiderata are difficult to supply through direct teacher instruction, but might be feasible through interactive peer tutoring.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Science Education, Elementary School Science, Cross Age Teaching
