Differential effects of peer tutoring in co-taught and non-co-taught classes: Results for content learning and student-teacher interactions

Exceptional Children

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 493-510

  Mcduffie, Kimberly A ^a,b   Mastropieri, Margo A ^c   Scruggs, Thomas E ^c  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77649217652     PISSN: 00144029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001440290907500406     Document Type: Article

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