This study investigated the feasibility of student to student tutoring as a means of instruction. The results indicated that student to student tutoring is as effective in enhancing arithmetic achievement and personal and social adjustment of high and low achieving students in regular classes as having a teacher provide help on a 1 to 20 teacher-pupil ratio.
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