Classwide Peer Tutoring
Directions: Divide class into two teams and then have students on both teams form dyads.
Disseminate one tutor and one tutee folder to each dyad. Also disseminate a bonus point card to each student. Read tutoring instructions aloud and then begin the tutoring session.
Half-way through the time allotted for this activity ring a bell to indicate that students now reverse their roles. The tutor becomes the tutee and vice versa.
The tutor folder should include the list of six “Effective Tutor Behaviors” and “Criteria for Earning Bonus Points.” This page may be stapled to the tutor folder. Also included in the tutor folder should be academic work that will be used during the tutoring session
(e.g., flashcards with math facts, spelling words, flashcards with vocabulary words, questions from the course textbook) and a piece of paper to record points earned for correct responses.
The tutee folder should include the list of three “Effective Tutee Behaviors” and
“Criteria for Earning Bonus Points.” This page may be stapled to the tutee folder. Also included in the tutee folder should be blank sheets of paper to write responses assuming written responses are required (e.g., spelling words) or to use as scratch paper (e.g., figuring out math problem).
Both students should have point cards for bonus points.
Tutoring Instructions: Tutors number from 1-20 on the piece of paper in their tutoring folder. Tutors present problem/question to tutee. Tutee attempts to answer. If answer is correct, the tutor awards 2 points (i.e., writes 2 next to number one on the paper). If answer is incorrect, tutor tells correct answer and asks the question again. If tutee now answers correctly, tutor awards 1 point (i.e., writes 1 next to the number one on the paper). If answer is incorrect, tutor says the correct answer and awards 0 points for the question.
Teacher walks around and intermittently administers bonus points on tutor and tutee point cards for displaying the appropriate tutor and tutee behaviors. Specific praise should accompany the awarding of points (I like the way you’re remembering to award the correct number of points!)
Tutoring continues in this manner until the bell is rung and students reverse their roles.
When both members of the dyad have served as tutor and tutee, scoring takes place to determine which of the two teams won. Each dyad on team 1 determines the total number of points earned including bonus points. Then, the scores of each dyad on team 1 are totaled. This represents team 1’s score. Team 2 determines their score in the same manner. The team with the highest points is determined to be the winner.

1. Read the questions clearly to your tutee.
2. Listen closely as your tutee gives his/her response.
3. Correct the tutee’s mistakes (tell tutee the correct answer, ask question again).
4. Give the right number of points to the tutee.
5. Start the questions again.
6. Keep the tutee busy.
Tutors can earn 1-5 bonus points by:
- Reading the questions clearly to your tutee
- Listening closely as your tutee gives his/her response
- Correcting the tutee’s mistakes
- Giving the right number of points to the tutee
- Moving quickly and quietly to your partner
- Keeping the tutee busy

1. Answer quickly.
2. Accept corrective feedback from tutor in a positive way.
3. Cease answering when the timer begins.
Tutees can earn 1-5 bonus points by:
Answering the questions quickly
Accepting corrective feedback from tutor in a positive way
Cease answering when the timer rings