The Effect of Older-Peer Participant Models on Deficient Academic Performance.

Horan, John J.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1974

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The Effect of Older-Peer Participant Models on Deficient Academic Performance

Horan, John J.; And Others

Psychology in the Schools, 11, 2, 207-211, 74

Forty eighth-grade students, all failing math, were divided into a control group and an experimental group. Control group received traditional treatment. Experimental group met with trained older peer tutors twice a week. Results indicate that experimental group improved significantly while control group did not. (HMV)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Change, Cross Age Teaching, Motivation, Peer Teaching, Performance Factors, Remedial Instruction, Role Models, Student Behavior, Tutoring

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