• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.487-504
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• 2007

Although there was an introduction of the class with in mind learner's individual learning ability as a method improving problems of the class which consists of students with various kinds of levels, it was a burden to both teacher and students because of many realistic problems. In this paper, we investigate the efficiency of peer tutoring teaching method which is the one that students having a superior ability for learning become peer tutors and they teach other peer tutee under the teacher's guidance and supervision. After we apply the class-wide peer tutoring to some sophomore classes, we obtain that this teaching method affects positively the students's learning achievement and learning attitude in mathematics class. In particular, we obtain that the peer tutoring is more effective in three to one group than in one to one group.

• Education of Primary School Mathematics
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.107-122
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• 2013

The purpose of the study is finding the effective teaching and learning methods on the concepts of figures through exploring the change of students' cognitive structures before and after the peer teaching activities. The difference of the peer teacher's and student's cognitive structures was investigated for the activities. Three teams, six students of 5th grade, were selected from the S elementary school in Boyeon. To figure out the students' cognitive structures, pre and post in-depth interviews were conducted and analyzed. Both peer teachers' and learners' cognitive structures were changed. Peer teachers' cognitive structures were changed more positively than peer learners. A consistent systematic planation and continuous teacher support and effort are needed for the activities.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.20 no.7
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• pp.263-273
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to check mediating effect of middle school students' peer attachment on relation between self-esteem and intrinsic learning motivation. To this end, this study collected data by measuring the level of self-esteem, peer attachment, and intrinsic learning motivation for 457 male and female middle school students (225 male and 232 female students) located in S city, Jeollanam-do. The results of this study are as follows: The correlation between self-esteem, peer attachment and intrinsic learning motivation of middle school students was all significant. Self-esteem had a significant effect on peer attachment and intrinsic learning motivation, and peer attachment also had a significant effect on intrinsic learning motivation. Meanwhile, Peer attachment showed a partial mediating effect between self-esteem and intrinsic learning motivation. The mediating effect of peer attachment was different according to grade. Through this study, it was confirmed that the self-esteem of middle school students influences peer attachment, and that peer attachment influenced by self-esteem can influence intrinsic learning motivation. The implications and limitations of this study were also discussed.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.281-309
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is provides an implication of further teaching learning process by analyze the common and difference and characteristic of mathematical self-efficiency between three peer tutoring groups discourse in the mathematical teaching leaning process that use peer tutoring. To achieve this goal, three groups formed that consist of one peer tutor who received a first grade of mathematic achievement and one peer student. Peer student of each group is divided into high grade, middle grade, low grade of mathematic achievement. Then analyze the discourse in the exponential function problem solving process. Based on the results of study, this paper provides a concrete example of merit of peer tutoring on the peer tutor. Result of study also provides a practical help to make a peer tutoring group by considering a difference of grades between peer tutor and peer student. Because there is a possibility of mutual discourse on the tutoring group that consist of similar grades.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.323-349
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• 2020

In this study, we conducted eight reciprocal peer tutoring classes where each student took either role of a tutor or a tutee to study covariational reasoning in ninth graders. Students were given the opportunity to teach their peers with their covariational reasoning as tutors, and at the same time to learn covariational reasoning as tutees. A heterogeneous group was formed so that scaffolding could be provided in the teaching and learning process. A total of eight reciprocal peer tutoring worksheets were collected: four quantitative graph type questions and four questions of the qualitative graph to the group. The results of the analysis are as follows. In reciprocal peer tutoring, students who experienced a higher level of covariational reasoning than their covariational reasoning level showed an improvement in covariational reasoning levels. In addition, students enhanced the completeness of reasoning by modifying or supplementing their own covariational reasoning. Minimal teacher intervention or high-level peer mediation seems to be needed for providing feedback on problem-solving results.

• School Mathematics
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.127-153
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• 2011

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of peer tutoring on mathematical inclination and mathematical communication ability of peer tutor. For the purpose of this study, research questions were established as follows: 1. How does peer tutoring affect to the mathematical inclination of peer tutors? 2. How does peer tutoring affect to the mathematical communication ability of peer tutors? To answer the research questions, four 5th grade peer tutors were selected for qualitative case study in an elementary school located in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do. Before and after 11 weeks of peer tutoring in their mathematics classes, mathematical inclination, mathematical communication ability of peer tutors were examined. For qualitative analysis, peer tutors were asked to complete worksheets, self-evaluation, journal for their peer tutoring in daily basis during the experiment. By comparing the scores in mathematical inclination test and mathematical communication test before and after the treatment and analyzing the data gathered for qualitative analysis, the conclusions were drawn as follows: First, Peer tutoring has positive effects on the mathematical inclination of peer tutors. Scores for mathematical inclination of peer tutors after the treatment increased and qualitative analysis showed positive change in their attitude toward mathematics. Second, Peer tutoring has positive effects on the mathematical communication ability of peer tutors. Scores in the performance assessment for mathematical communication ability of peer tutors after the treatment increased. Also qualitative analysis showed that peer tutors tried to develop various ways to solve a problem and explained them to their peer tutee sophisticatedly.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.13 no.10
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• pp.347-355
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating effect which may operate within peer attachment as well as any links which may exist ego-resilience and life satisfaction and self-regulation learning ability in adolescence. The participants in this research consisted of 2,351 middle school students. the main result were as follows: first, each of three ego-resilience and peer attachment had an influence upon life satisfaction and self-regulation learning ability albeit in different ways. second, life satisfaction had a direct influence on self-regulation learning ability. third, the mediating effect of life satisfaction between ego-resilience and peer attachment upon and self-regulation learning ability were significant. finally, the limitation of this study were discussed along with suggestion for further research.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.221-240
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to suggest Reciprocal Peer Tutoring(RPT) for mathematics underachieving students as one way of the instructional strategies to supplement their lack of mathematics learning and to provide them with successful experiences in learning mathematics. We defined underachieving student in mathematics as the student whose mathematics achievement was high or middle level in the middle school but became lower in high school. Four mathematics underachievers voluntarily participated in this study. We examined the effects and roles of RPT by focusing on their positive change in the affective domain. RPT was conducted for about three months, including pre-training, pretest, and posttest. As the results of this research, RPT has generally made positive changes in the affective domain of underachieving mathematics students. Although four students did not show the same pattern of change and the sub-elements of positive change were different for each student, RPT provided opportunities for 4 all students to experience positive change.

• Journal of Educational Research in Mathematics
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.113-137
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• 2015

The objective of the present study is to systematically examine the effects of on the cognitive and affective domains of elementary, middle, and high school students by conducting a meta-analysis. To this end, this study selected 31 research papers that had analyzed the effects of applying, and performed a meta-analysis of the findings presented in each research paper. The results obtained from the meta-analysis are presented as follows. First, both the collaborative learning program and the peer tutoring program for underachieving students in math manifested an above average size of effect in the cognitive domain. In particular, the effect was the greatest at the elementary school level, and out of the two programs, peer tutoring was identified to have a sizable effect. Second, both programs displayed an above average size of effect in the affective domain, and peer tutoring was identified to have a higher effect than collaborative learning. In addition, when the programs were compared based on school levels, the size of effect was highest at the elementary school level followed by middle school and high school, in that order. When compared based on the criteria of the affective domain, self-efficacy in math, learners' attitude toward math, and learners' interest in math were identified to. Finally, this study presented suggestions for teaching underachieving students in math and conducting follow-up studies based on the analysis results.

• Journal of the Korean School Mathematics Society
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.203-221
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• 2015

The purpose of this study is to analyze how a peer mentoring method affects students' problem solving abilities and class satisfaction in the context of high school quadratic curves and provide implications for teaching and learning mathematics. For this study, seventy six 11th graders in the natural sciences track participated in the peer mentoring method. After finishing the teaching method, Problem Solving Abilities Questionnaire was collected for analysis of pre-test/post-test experiments and Class Satisfaction Questionnaire was also gathered. The results show that the mentoring method positively impacts on participants' problem solving abilities and class satisfaction because its comfortable learning environments, individualized learning contents, and unconstrained learning processes motivate them through ways to improve their communication. According to the results, it is to address practical implications applied in teaching quadratic curves in high school with the value and importance of mentoring methods.