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Peer reviewedSimmons, Deborah C.; And Others – Learning Disabilities Research and Practice, 1994
Effects of instructional complexity and role reciprocity within classwide peer tutoring (CWPT) programs were examined with a total of 119 students (learning disabled, low achieving, or normally achieving) in grades 2 through 5. Students in all CWPT conditions outperformed controls on a reading fluency measure; however only those in CWPT with role…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Learning Disabilities, Low Achievement, Peer Teaching
Meckler, Terry Anne; Vogler, James D. – 1987
The study investigated retention of gains in reading/language skills after one year by 378 eighth-grade students in 18 health studies classrooms. Six classrooms were assigned to each of three groups, two experimental and one control, taught by health science teachers who were: (1) trained in reading/language techniques; (2) not trained in…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Grade 8, Health Education, Junior High Schools
Download full textWigfield, Allan; Asher, Steven R. – 1983
Race and socioeconomic class differences in children's reading performance are influenced by social and motivational factors. For example, children from poverty backgrounds are more likely to attribute success to conditions outside personal control, and thus do not experience as much pride in achievement as middle class students who have learned…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Parent Influence, Peer Influence, Racial Differences
