Peer tutoring : a training and facilitation guide /
Jesse Pirini.
- 97 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The key components of effective tutoring -- How is this book organised? -- The tutoring relationship -- How do you establish a strong tutoring relationship? -- Mindsets and grit -- Tutoring tools and techniques -- Elements of a tutoring session -- The tutoring toolbox: How to work with course content -- A comprehensive model of tutoring -- Case studies -- Traditional school peer tutoring -- Community homework centre -- Iwi-based tutoring programme -- Case studies: Concluding thoughts -- Delving into the literature -- Emotional safety: Why relating well matters -- Student agency: The importance of giving (and taking) control -- Goal setting: Why there is no best way -- Beyond test performance: Metacognitive competencies -- Conclusions -- Courses, goals, and roles sheet -- Goals and roles conversation script -- Grit Scale -- session tracker -- Student issue scenarios. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Appendix 1. Appendix 2. Appendix 3. Appendix 4. Appendix 5.
"Students can make huge gains in academic grades and confidence with the help of peer tutoring. This book provides practical, research-based strategies for anyone wanting to run a peer tutoring programme or to improve their own tutoring practice.The book focuses on two key components of tutoring: the tutoring relationship and tutoring tools. The author has developed a tutoring toolbox, based on the latest research, that can be easily applied in a tutoring session. Case studies explore peer tutoring programmes run by schools, an iwi organisation and a community group."--Publisher's website.