Peer Tutoring: An Effective Technique To Teach Reading Comprehension

Abstract

Reading is a demanded skill that should be mastered by students. With reading, students can gain much information. In fact, the reading comprehension of many students is still low, worrying, unsatisfactory, and far from the expectation. Students are reluctant to read due the fact that texts are difficult to understand. This condition leads the teachers to apply some teaching techniques in reading class. One of them is peer tutoring. Peer tutoring is a technique where the students play the roles of a tutor and a tutee. This technique helps students to focus on what is important. By generating questions and answering them, the students review and reformulate their knowledge about the text so that it provides students more chance to enhance their understanding toward the text. The students gain a better understanding of the materials by learning from each other. This article is aimed at describing the use of peer tutoring in teaching reading and what happens with the class when peer tutoring technique is applied. It is hoped that peer tutoring can enhance students' confidence and motivation in reading class. Besides, the class becomes active and alive. It is, therefore, recommended that teachers use peer tutoring in teaching reading comprehension.

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“…Peer tutoring has two processes which are equally beneficial for both tutors and tutees. The effects of peer tutoring on both tutors and tutees were positive in the areas of learning, attitude toward the subject matter, and self confidence (Rahmasari, 2017). Peer tutoring enhanced self confidence and communication skills as follows: "when you teach and share with your peers, you will automatically develop yourself confidence and communications skills".…”

“…Peer tutoring leads the students to work in pairs to help each another in learning the materials or practices given as the academic tasks. Peer tutoring works best when students with different levels of ability work together (Rahmasari, 2017).…”

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“…La peer tutoring puede favorecer una formación efectiva del alumnado, ya que vela por: desarrollar el razonamiento crítico del alumnado; favorecer la comunicación en público; asumir responsabilidades y distintos roles dentro de un equipo; mejorar la aceptación y la tolerancia; ampliar el círculo de amistades, entre otros (López-Higuera, Prado-Mosquera, Cajas-Paz, Chois-Lenis & Casas-Bustillo, 2017; Martínez, 2017). Estos beneficios evidenciados en numerosas prácticas educativas (Baiduri, 2017;Durán & Sánchez, 2012;Septarini, 2017) han logrado que la tutoría entre iguales sea reconocida como una de las técnicas más favorables para el desarrollo holístico del estudiante (Pujolás, 2002;UNESCO, 2007).…”

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“…According to Topping and Ehly, peer tutoring is a condition whereby one or many students tutor one or many other students in an academic subject by acting as a mentor and providing hints, questions, and instructional guidance (Zeneli & Tymms, 2015). Moreover, mixed-ability groupings in peer tutoring were recommended since it provides more opportunity in helping students in difficulties and at the same time strengthening those of the others (Rahmasari, 2017& Dvorak, 2004.…”