The Effect of Peer Tutoring on the Narrative Composition Skills of Remedial Level English Students
School Name
Chapin High School
Grade Level
11th Grade
Presentation Topic
Psychology and Sociology
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Oral Presentation Award
1st Place
Abstract
Peer tutoring is an instructional approach through which students are able to enhance their skills in an individualized environment (Holt, B, 2012). In a recent study that aimed to make classrooms more aware of diverse learning styles, peer tutoring programs were implemented throughout twelve schools. Following fifteen weeks of intervention, it was found that students of various “learner types” were able to demonstrate higher scores on a Comprehensive Reading test in comparison to the control group. This research answers the question of whether or not peer tutoring has an effect on the narrative essay composition skills of remedial level English students. Due to the fact that a 2011 State of College Admission Report found that a number of universities considered the college application essay to be of moderate or considerable importance, narrative comprehension and writing abilities were developed as a way to prepare the students for college writing (Clindedinst, Hurley, & Hawkins, 2011). Over the course of three weeks, six students from and English III College prep classroom at Chapin High met in a controlled environment. They were able to analyze three student model narratives in order to gain an understanding of the essays’ structure and purpose. Eventually, they composed their own narrative after learning how to utilize the devices at work within each of the model essays. The comparison of narrative pre and post tests revealed a 0.0516 p-value, and an essay score average of 11.17 out of 25 compared to 6.25 out of 25 from the control group.
Recommended Citation
Pratt, Kelsey, "The Effect of Peer Tutoring on the Narrative Composition Skills of Remedial Level English Students" (2017). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 240.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2017/all/240
Location
Wall 308
Start Date
3-25-2017 10:45 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
No
The Effect of Peer Tutoring on the Narrative Composition Skills of Remedial Level English Students
Wall 308
Peer tutoring is an instructional approach through which students are able to enhance their skills in an individualized environment (Holt, B, 2012). In a recent study that aimed to make classrooms more aware of diverse learning styles, peer tutoring programs were implemented throughout twelve schools. Following fifteen weeks of intervention, it was found that students of various “learner types” were able to demonstrate higher scores on a Comprehensive Reading test in comparison to the control group. This research answers the question of whether or not peer tutoring has an effect on the narrative essay composition skills of remedial level English students. Due to the fact that a 2011 State of College Admission Report found that a number of universities considered the college application essay to be of moderate or considerable importance, narrative comprehension and writing abilities were developed as a way to prepare the students for college writing (Clindedinst, Hurley, & Hawkins, 2011). Over the course of three weeks, six students from and English III College prep classroom at Chapin High met in a controlled environment. They were able to analyze three student model narratives in order to gain an understanding of the essays’ structure and purpose. Eventually, they composed their own narrative after learning how to utilize the devices at work within each of the model essays. The comparison of narrative pre and post tests revealed a 0.0516 p-value, and an essay score average of 11.17 out of 25 compared to 6.25 out of 25 from the control group.
