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Tutoring interventions within special education settings: A comparison of cross‐age and peer tutoring
Author(s) -
Scruggs Thomas E.,
Osguthorpe Russell T.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6807(198604)23:2<187::aid-pits2310230212>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - peer tutor , psychology , tutor , psychological intervention , special education , learning disability , mathematics education , developmental psychology , learning disabled , pedagogy , psychiatry
In two experiments, cross‐age and peer tutoring interventions conducted within special education settings were compared. In Experiment 1, learning disabled (LD) and behaviorally disordered (BD) students acted as tutors of younger LD and BD students. In Experiment 2, same‐age LD and BD students alternated tutor and tutee roles. In both experiments, tutors and tutees exhibited academic gains. Only in Experiment 1, however, were attitudinal gains observed. Implications for future research and practice are given.