2. At the end of the lesson, the
students should be able to:
a) define Peer Tutoring
b) identify the advantages of using
Peer Tutors in a multigrade
classroom.
c) give the importance of using Peer
Tutoring in a multigrade classroom.
Objectives
3. 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
4. • 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.
• In a multigrade class children learn from one another. They
constantly learn from one another at play and work, or even in taking
care of their basic needs or being initiated to economic activities of
the family and the country.
Peer Tutoring
5. Peer Tutoring
• 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 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.
6.
7. Peer Tutoring
• Peer Teaching involves a situation where two or more children
cooperate with and help each other in learning.
• Learning may take place when (1) one student assumes the role
of teaching a skill (2) pupils are engaged in an interchange
where they assist each other with practicing or enhancing their
mastery of a skill or understanding a topic.
8. Peer Tutoring
• Both the “tutor” and the “tutee” learn and benefit from a peer
teaching situation. They both develop a more positive attitude
towards the subject and towards learning in general, because of
the positive experience and cooperative learning.
• In a multigrade classroom, peer teaching is a necessity. It is a
part of instructional strategy and delivery system. A multigrade
teacher is strongly dependent upon pupils helping one another.
10. 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.
11. Peer Tutoring
The tutors’ gains are the following:
(a) By spending time in revising the subject matters 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;
(b) 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.
12. Peer Tutoring
The tutors’ gains are the following:
(c) Structured peer tutoring improves communication and
cooperation among students, enhances the team spirit and helps
socialization.
13. Peer Tutoring
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.
14. Peer Tutoring
For a successful structured peer tutoring in a multigrade class there
are certain rules that should be followed:
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.
16. Peer Tutoring
A multigrade class uses peer teaching to;
▪ drill each other
▪ help other students learn certain skills other students have
▪ build the peer tutor’s self-esteem
▪ model certain skills like singing, dancing, etc
▪ ask a student to explain a concept to others in a child’s language
so it can be better understood
▪ teach others about a topic of study as in social studies
▪ help each other learn study skills and to do research
17. Peer Tutoring
• It would help if the peer teacher could be developed to be “peer
teacher” to assist and arrange some activities.
• There are certain activities and subject areas where structured
peer teaching can be used effectively.
18. Peer Tutoring
Teachers can prepare students in multigrade classroom to participate
in peer teaching or tutoring by:
▪ starting with clear and realistic goals that can be achieved so that
the students feel it a successful experience.
▪ preparing the class by explaining the purposes to them and
making it clear that it is to be part of their classroom life.
▪ providing the appropriate materials and resources that are
needed by the children as they work together.
19. Peer Tutoring
Teachers can prepare students in multigrade classroom to
participate in peer teaching or tutoring by:
▪ making sure the peer tutoring pairs or groups can function
independently because they are also self-directed learners
who know the goals, strategies and procedures.
▪ keeping track of the progress of the children’s work.
▪ paying careful attention to selecting and combining students
and making sure all children experience both roles in different
learning areas.
20. Peer Tutoring
Teachers can prepare students in multigrade classroom to
participate in peer teaching or tutoring by:
▪ careful scheduling of peer tutoring sessions within the class
program within a day.
▪ providing a clear time and purpose for it. (e.g. for reading:
choral reading, word recognition etc; for math: time to master
basic facts, solving problem etc.)
21. Peer Tutoring
Teachers can prepare students in multigrade classroom to
participate in peer teaching or tutoring by:
▪ providing a predictable and regular time for evaluation with
the peer teaching teams so that immediate feedback can be
given to them.
