The effectiveness of some types of peer tutoring is already well established but under-disseminated to practitioners¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r? · q2
Currency · newest study 1996 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Much is already known about the effectiveness of some types of peer tutoring, and this knowledge merits wider dissemination to practitioners. → Topping 1996

Evidence¶

Topping 1996¶

Topping, K.J. (1996). The effectiveness of peer tutoring in further and higher education: A typology and review of the literature. Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00138870

q2 · i? · review · r?

The review's concluding assessment states that "Much is already known about the effectiveness of some types of peer tutoring" and that this knowledge "merits wider dissemination to practitioners". This is the review's own judgment about the state of the evidence base.

"Much is already known about the effectiveness of some types of peer tutoring and this merits wider dissemination to practitioners."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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