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Peer reviewedScruggs, Thomas E.; Richter, Lori – Learning Disability Quarterly, 1986
Twenty-four empirical investigations of tutoring interventions were evaluated. Although all authors favored their use, equivocal results were reported. Particularly weak were substantiated reports of social benefits to tutors or tutees. Methodological problems associated with such research in field settings are discussed, and implications for…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Disabilities, Research Methodology, Synthesis
