What are the benefits of peer tutoring? It is effective?
Kalkowski (1995) reported many benefits of peer or cross-age tutoring: · The learning of academic skills · The development of social behaviors and classroom discipline · Enhancement of peer relations · Improved self-esteem · Improved internal locus of control · A more cooperative and pleasant classroom atmospheres · The recruitment of future teachers into the profession · Students who acquire skills transferable to employment or business · Students who acquire skills transferable to parenting · Improved vocabulary skills · Improved reading skills Kalkowski also cites Levin, Glass, and Meister (1987) who reported that peer and cross-age tutorial programs are more cost effective when compared to the cost of Computer Aided Instruction (CAI), increasing the length of the school day, summer school, or other school programs. Peer tutoring is effective because the tutor can provide relevant assistance to the student, the information is delivered in a timely and understandable manner, and the
