ERIC Number: EJ1231503
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 15
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Improving Exam Performance in an Undergraduate Statistics Course for At-Risk Students through Peer Tutoring
Elbulok-Charcape, Milushka; Grandoit, Evan; Berman, Lorin; Fogel, Joshua; Fink, Lauren; Rabin, Laura
Psychology Teaching Review, v25 n2 p3-17 2019
Peer tutoring is an effective method of improving undergraduate students' academic performance, especially for those at-risk for poor grades. Peer tutoring has seldom been explored in undergraduate statistics, a difficult but required course for many college majors. The current study investigated the benefits of peer tutoring for 180 demographically-diverse undergraduate students enrolled in an introductory psychology statistics course at an urban public university. We investigated the predictive value of attendance at peer tutoring sessions for in-class examination performance. We also studied the role of help-seeking and self-efficacy. Results indicated that peer tutoring attendance was associated with higher grades for in-class examination among at-risk students. Help-seeking and self-efficacy were not associated with in-class examination scores. Peer tutors can help at-risk students increase scores in statistics courses. Departments offering undergraduate introductory statistics courses should allocate resources to allow for funding of peer tutoring programs.
Descriptors: Student Improvement, Undergraduate Students, At Risk Students, Peer Teaching, Tutoring, Academic Achievement, Introductory Courses, Urban Universities, Public Colleges, Attendance, Help Seeking, Self Efficacy, Scores, Psychology, Young Adults, Tests, Gender Differences, Ethnicity, Statistics, Instructional Program Divisions
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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