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ERIC Number: EJ580640
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0144-3410
Do Boys or Girls Make Better Reading Tutors? An Empirical Study to Examine Children's Effectiveness as Tutors Using the Pause, Prompt, and Praise Procedures.
Merrett, Frank; Mottram, Susan
Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, v17 n4 p419-32 Dec 1997
Assesses effects of different gender pairings, of the tutor's sex, and of the choice of tutor on reading tutoring outcomes. Finds little evidence that any pairing was more successful than others or that the tutor's sex had significant effects on the tutoring outcome; finds possible effects for tutor choice. (DSK)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, High School Students, Instructional Effectiveness, Peer Teaching, Reading Instruction, Sex Differences, Tutoring, Tutors
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England