Not exact matches
The gains in schools that received «high - dosage
tutoring in math were dramatic,» and the study found that although the tenets of the
program worked together to produce strong overall results,
tutoring was, on its own, «highly
effective in increasing achievement.»
Tutoring and traditional mentoring
programs are only
effective if a student wants to take advantage of them.
A third moderately
effective school had a regionally developed one - on - one
tutoring program in place for grade 1 students.
Thus,
tutoring, technology, improved teacher effectiveness, counseling, and other
effective programs can help ensure that funds based on the percentage of students in poverty are going to improve struggling schools, not just increasing test scores.
How
effective are oneto - one
tutoring programs in reading for elementary students at risk for reading failure?
How
effective is a volunteer
tutoring program when its capacity is extended to new sites and new grade levels?
Shanahan (1998) argues that
tutoring programs with well - trained
tutors and a well - structured curriculum can be
effective in longer
tutoring programs that rely on nonprofessionals.
There is evidence that computer - based
tutoring can yield results similar to one - on - one
tutoring in certain subjects, such as science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, 27 or when certain principles of the cognitive science of learning — such as self - explanation — are embedded in the
program or software.28 While these
programs can not replace the need for human interaction and relationships, they may be
effective for some students and allow for greater targeting of resources toward students who most need traditional one - on - one
tutoring.
The U.S. education system must dramatically scale up
effective tutoring models through national service
programs, fellowships, volunteers, and high - quality virtual
tutoring.