title: A Synthesis of Peer-Mediated Academic Interventions for Secondary Struggling Learners.
abstract: A synthesis of the extant research on peer-mediated reading and math interventions for students in regular or alternative education settings with academic difficulties and disabilities in Grades 6 to 12 (ages 11-18) is presented. Interventions conducted between 2001 and 2012 targeting reading and math were included if they measured effects on at least one academic outcome measure. A total of 13 intervention studies were synthesized in which 10 studies employed an experimental or quasi-experimental design and three studies used a single-case design. Findings from the 13 studies revealed mostly moderate to high effects favoring peer mediation, particularly when implementing a peer-mediated feedback component. In addition, findings suggest such interventions have social validity among adolescents and teachers. More rigorous research on secondary peer-mediated math interventions, peer-mediated interventions in alternative settings, and effective ways to pair dyads to incorporate a structured feedback component is warranted. Implications for peer-mediated instruction for academically struggling adolescents are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland, College Park, USA jawexler@umd.edu.
authors.forename: Jade
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wexler
authors.affiliation: Florida State University, Tallahassee, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.affiliation: Utah State University, Logan, USA.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pyle
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland, College Park, USA.
authors.forename: Marisa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Erin E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Barton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D060705:Dyscalculia / Q000628:therapy*; D004410:Dyslexia / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017008:Negotiating; D010379:Peer Group
keywords: academic interventions; adolescents; peer-mediated instruction; synthesis