Benefits of Peer Tutoring

There are different types of peer tutoring that students can use depending on which one suits them best.

• Uni-directional tutoring

This type of peer tutoring involves a more academically advanced student who is the one to help other students or those that are struggling on the topic. In a sense, they become the mini-teacher for their peers. In a group setting, they are the ones in charge of teaching their friends on a subject or topic they have already mastered.

• Bi-directional tutoring

Contrary to uni-directional tutoring wherein students rely on the knowledge and expertise of one student, bi-directional is a buddy system wherein both students can help each other out in different areas. for example, one student is struggling with understanding subject-verb agreement but is proficient in answering algebraic expressions. They are then paired with a student who is having difficulty in Math and is good in English. In this type of tutoring, the students have an exchange of their knowledge and skills.

• Group tutoring

Group tuition is a style of instruction in which a few students gather together and work with a tutor to learn a single subject in a small group. Nearly any location that the students can agree upon can be used for group tuition classes: one student’s home, a café, a community center, a mall, or a roof deck. It’s also offered in tuition centers and may have schedules when a certain subject can be taught by tutors. It reduces tuition rates because the group can share the costs of the fee and it’s also more interactive than just the tutor and a student since they have other students in the group as well.