Substantial existing research addresses the effectiveness of many types and formats of peer tutoring in colleges and universities¶
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Evidence · 1 study · reviewr2·q2
Currency · newest study 1996 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
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q2 i? There is a substantial body of research on the effectiveness of many different types and formats of peer tutoring within colleges and universities, which the review synthesizes. → 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
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This is the review's own synthesis statement: it reviews "the substantial existing research" on effectiveness across "the many different types and formats of peer tutoring within colleges and universities". As a narrative review assertion it is reported here as the review states it.
"The substantial existing research on the effectiveness of the many different types and formats of peer tutoring within colleges and universities is then reviewed."
Discussion¶
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Substantial existing research addresses the effectiveness of many types and formats of peer tutoring in colleges and universities |
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Substantial existing research addresses the effectiveness of many types and formats of peer tutoring in colleges and universities |
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1996 |
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