Peer Tutoring

There are several reasons to actively carry out peer counseling. It is a tutor and a student. This is some of the most useful aspects that peer coaching can offer.

In American culture and some other cultures, nature tends to learn from the same age group. As many people have no motivation to work in the same peer group or ask other people, I feel that the difference between teachers and students is not so obvious.

Peer counseling allows tutor and student to better understand the information. When instructors and students pass their homework and practice these concepts, both people have a broader and deeper understanding of the material.

Tutoring learns not only how to make useful questions, but also social listening skills. This is a common ability in the professional field.

The main purpose of this tutorial is to introduce basic peer coaching skills to learners. After completing this tutorial, you will be able to:

Understand the basic listening skills that a tutor should use in all aspects of peer counseling

Demonstrate an understanding of basic question skills that a tutor should use in all aspects of peer counseling

Demonstrate an understanding of the basic feedback technology the instructor should use in every peer counseling situation

Information on peer coaching in this tutorial is divided into several sections. The recommended order is as follows.

After reading the information and tips on peer tutoring and completing activities, you are ready to try out this short role playing game (note: open in new window or tab)

In this presentation we will explain three research support peer coaching strategies: cross age counseling, peer assist learning strategy (PALS), mutual peer to peer (RPT). There are differences in these strategies (for example, those with flexible structures, those with very specific implementation direction), but the basic theory is consistent. The following table shows a simple comparison of the methods. Cross-age counseling is a peer-to-peer way to make young students act as students with leaders of different ages (Scott-Little, 2003; Hall & Stegila, n.d.). There are various combinations of students, such as high school students and disabled students with disabilities (Miller & Miller, 1995; Hall & Stegila, n.d.). There is no strict guidance program for cross-age counseling, but most counselors are participating in certain types of training

Peer counseling is a strategy that uses students to help other students with academic, behavioral, or social deficiencies. There are various peer-coaching models, including all-class peer counseling (CWPT), including tackling the same goal throughout the class, older students and young students engaged in regular social skills, companions. Auxiliary learning strategy (PALS), where tutor and student often exchanges roles. Peer counseling is not to introduce new courses