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Autor/in | Varlaro, Michael A. |
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Titel | An Analysis of Students' Interactions in Peer-Tutoring Situations. |
Quelle | (2003), (36 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | Computer Software; Computer Uses in Education; Elementary Education; Grade 2; Instructional Effectiveness; Interaction; Learning Activities; Peer Teaching; Slides; Tutoring; Tutors |
Abstract | This inquiry investigates what happened when second grade students taught their peers how to use Microsoft PowerPoint. The study specifically focused on second graders' behaviors when they worked in pairs situated around a computer to create autobiographical slide shows. The setting for this study was a public elementary school in a suburb outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. There were not specific children selected for this study, but the students did range in ability, including learning support students and children in the gifted program. Findings showed that a user-friendly piece of software such as Microsoft PowerPoint is vital. The organization of the assignment coupled with clearly defined students' roles made this study additionally functional. The researcher found this study to be a useful activity with benefits to the tutors, the tutees, and the teacher. The study demonstrated that these second graders were able both to learn how to use PowerPoint and how to teach it to other students since everyone could learn and just about everyone could teach someone else. Two appendixes include a PowerPoint rubric for the Pupil Teacher and a student sample of a finished slideshow with nine sample slides in color. (Contains 17 references.) (Author) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |