A Teacher Interested in Studying the Effect of Peer Tutoring

Multiple Choice

A teacher interested in studying the effect of peer tutoring on reading skills randomly selected two similar groups of third graders from two remedial classrooms. One group was given a series of 20 peer tutor lessons, while a second group studied the traditional curriculum. At the end of the year, the teacher tested the reading skills of the two groups and found that those who had received peer tutoring scored significantly higher than did those who studied the traditional curriculum. What was the treatment in this study?

A) Reading skills
B) Third graders
C) Traditional curriculum
D) Peer tutor lessons