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. 1986 Spring;19(1):93–98. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1986.19-93

The effects of reciprocal peer tutoring and group contingencies on the academic performance of elementary school children.

H E Pigott, J W Fantuzzo, P W Clement
PMCID: PMC1308045  PMID: 3710952

Abstract

We evaluated the effects of reciprocal peer tutoring combined with group reinforcement contingencies on the arithmetic performance of 12 underachieving fifth-grade students. Results indicated that the intervention increased the students' arithmetic performance to a level indistinguishable from their classmates during treatment and 12-week follow-up phases. Pre-, post-, and follow-up sociometric data indicated that the students who participated in the treatment groups increased their amount of peer affiliation with other treatment group members.

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