What are some of the benefits?
Benefits to students:
- Improves self-confidence
- Improves academic achievement
- Improves attitude towards the subject matter and school in general
- Provides an opportunity for individualized instruction
- Provides opportunities for questions and clarification of difficult concepts
- Provides additional review and practice of difficult material
Benefits to tutors:
- Frequent review of previously learned material helps with learning new material in more advanced courses
- Encourages higher level thinking
- Improves general knowledge
- Builds self-esteem and creates a sense of pride in helping others
- Develops communication skills
- Develops empathy for others
- Develops a sense of responsibility
Source: National Tutoring Association, http://www.ntatutor.com/peer-tutoring-facts.html