Adolescents’ comprehension and content area education students’ perceptions: Benefits from one-on-one tutoring
Abstract
In this research study the authors analyzed the effectiveness of content-area education students tutoring adolescents and documented changes in the attitudes of the education students over time. Tutors tested the reading comprehension of both the students they tutored (treatment group) and students they did not (comparison group). The authors used a repeated measures ANOVA to evaluate the effects of the tutorial program on reading for the two groups. The dependent variable was pre- and post-reading scores as measured by the Bader Reading & Language Inventory for both groups. The main effect was significant for the tutored group. In addition, the authors utilized the “preservice teachers' perception/attitude survey” using a Likert scale to document changes in the attitudes of the education students toward implementing literacy strategies within their content areas. To test the effects of the semester-long experience, the authors employed a repeated measures ANOVA to determine significance between the pre/post means. The authors' findings revealed that the semester's experience had a significant impact on the tutors' attitude mean; however, no significant differences pre to post were found among the various content majors.
Reference
Warren-Kring, B. Z., & Rutledge, V. C. (2011). Adolescents’ comprehension and content area education students’ perceptions: Benefits from one-on-one tutoring. The Teacher Educator, 46(3), 244–261. http://doi.org/10.1080/08878730.2011.581334
Journal
The Teacher Educator
Analysis
Is this article part of a larger project or series of studies?
no
Does this study draw on a large, preexisting data set?
no
Research Approach
Geographic Setting
Institutional Context
Certification Level
Programatic Focus
Research Location Context
Preservice Participants
- Post bachs (university based program)
- Undergraduates (university based program)
Preservice Sample Size
46
Other Participant Data
- Students in tutorial setting
Duration of Data Collection
Data Sources
Data Analysis Tools
Researcher Positionality
- Inside (studying their own programs)
Research Questions
"In what ways might content area education students’ attitudes change if they were able to implement literacy strategies hands-on within the context of one-on-one tutoring?" (p. 248)
Is this research question explicit from the manuscript? Yes