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Module 3 Peer Tutoring
Lesson 2
Introduction
So this is the space during tutoring hours. It's very busy. Same
principles: one-on- one attention, complete devotion to the students' work
and a boundless optimism and sort of a possibility of creativity and ideas.
Dave Eggers
The idea of Peer Tutoring is not new anymore. Indeed, it is only in the
last century or so that young people have been grouped in the rigid, age-
related classes that we are familiar with today.
Many agreed that peer tutoring has clear positive results on learning
and this makes it a valuable weapon in the teachers’ hands especially in
handling multigrade classes. Let us discuss about peer tutoring and enjoy.
Time Frame: 3 hours (1 Week)
Learning Outcomes:
1. Define Peer Tutoring
2. Identify the advantages of using Peer Tutors in a multigrade classroom.
3. Give the importance of using Peer Tutoring in a multigrade classroom.
Abstraction
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Peer Tutoring as
‘an approach in which one child
instructs
another child in material on which the
first is an expert and the
second is a novice. Some
define it, as the relationship as
being between two students of
the same age, and others
define it as a relationship Peer Tutoring image
between an older tutor and
younger tutee, or a tutor
having a greater proficiency
than the tutee in a
particular subject area. Another definition of Peer Tutors is that a young
people who help other young people to learn. This definition includes
cross-age tutoring and even tutoring of older learners by younger learners.
Advantages of peer tutoring
(a) Children understand easily tutors
who are children, since they are
cognitively closer to each other.
Usually children find their own ways
of communicating with other
children and many times they can
present a subject to other
children better than an adult.
(b) Peer tutoring not only
ensures a good level of effective and efficient communication and
cooperation in favor of the tutees but also acts at the benefit of student-
tutors as well. The tutors’ gains are the following:
By spending time in revising the subject maters they have to
teach to other students, they result in acquiring deeper and
clearer knowledge on the specific subjects they deal with.
Through tutoring, children tutors develop their ability and skill to
teach and guide other students;
Children tutors enjoy a rise in their self-esteem, feeling that they
do something useful and seeing their tutees to improve. They
also enjoy respect from tutees.
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Structured peer tutoring improves communication and
cooperation among
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students, enhances the team spirit and helps
socialization.
For a successful structured peer tutoring in a multigrade class there are
certain rules that should be followed:
1. It is required that teachers are familiarized with grouping
techniques and have already implemented a mixed ability –
mixed age grouping in their classroom.
2. It is necessary for the teacher to encourage peer tutoring,
preparing tutors as well as tutees in advance.
3. It is necessary for the teacher to “appoint” in an informal, yet
clear, way the tutors, -usually among the older students.
4. It is recommended that there is a good preparation of the
tutoring’ s structure in respect to both, time and cognitive
material.
5. It is useful for the teacher to give the appropriate guidance to
the tutors, well in advance.
6. It is useful for the teacher to supervise the tutor discreetly, while
tutoring.
Once these requirements are met, teachers can apply peer tutoring
within the framework of mixed age groups, taking advantage of the cognitive
maturity of older students whose cognitive status is still close to that of their
younger colleagues. In mixed age groups, older students can very
successfully play the role of tutors for their younger group mates if their
teachers appropriately support them. In this case all the advantages
concerning structured peer tutoring are well-revealed.
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Learning Activity 2
Name: CZARIANE LEE PANOPIO Date:
Year/Section: BEED 3A
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Student Peer Tutoring
Assessment 2
Assessment 2
Name: CZARIANE LEE PANOPIO
Date: Year/Section: BEED3A
Assessment
Your beliefs and understanding about peer tutoring will help the
children’s learning.
Make a reflective journal on the importance of peer tutoring in a
multigrade class.
What do you think you need to develop or enhance?
Importance of Peer What needed to be
Tutoring develop or
Peer tutoring plays a vital role in a
enhance?
multigrade class. It enriches the - Regularly monitor and evaluate
learning experience for all the effectiveness of peer tutoring.
students, fosters a sense of This can be done through
community and responsibility, and observation, feedback from both
promotes individualized learning. tutors and tutees, and
As an future educator, I am assessments of the progress of
committed to continuing to students receiving tutoring. This
facilitate and encourage peer helps identify areas that need
tutoring in my classroom, improvement and ensures that
recognizing it as a valuable tutoring remains beneficial.
strategy to promote academic and - Peer Tutoring Resources: Provide
social growth in my diverse group peer tutors with access to
of students. resources, such as textbooks,
teaching materials, and reference
guides, to support their tutoring
efforts. Having a well-equipped
tutoring toolkit can make a
significant difference in helping
them assist their peers.
In summary, enhancing peer
tutoring involves careful planning,
training, ongoing evaluation, and
a commitment to fostering a
supportive and effective learning
environment. By focusing on these
aspects, educators can maximize
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