After-school tutoring programs have been a focal point for improving student academic performance and addressing educational disparities. Studies reveal that these programs can positively impact student outcomes, though their effectiveness varies widely.
Huang, M. (2013). After-School Tutoring and the Distribution of Student Performance. Comparative Education Review, Vol. 57, No. 4 (November 2013), pp. 689-710.
Impact on African American Males
Brown, E. (2017). The impact of after school tutoring on math achievement: Perceptions of African American males and those who teach them. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, (2017)
After-School Programs Having Low Impact on Scores
Sebastian, J. (2013). The impact of an after-school intervention program on academic achievement among middle school students. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global: The Humanities and Social Sciences Collection, (2013).
Challenges of After-School Tutoring Programs
Quality of Peer Tutors
Kalef, L., Reid, G., MacDonald, C. (2013).Evidence-based practice: A quality indicator analysis of
peer-tutoring in adapted physical education. Research in Developmental Disabilities 34 (2013) P. 2514–2522.
Student Attitudes Toward Peer-Tutoring
Li, T., Petrini, M., Stone, T. (2018). Baccalaureate nursing students' perspectives of peer tutoring in simulation
laboratory, a Q methodology study. Nurse Education Today 61 (2018) P. 235–241.
Participation Rates in After-School Tutoring
Zimmer, R., Hamilton, L., Chirstina, R. (2009). After-school tutoring in the context of no Child Left Behind:
Effectiveness of two programs in the Pittsburgh Public Schools. Economics of Education Review 29 (2010) P. 18–28.
After-School Interventions and the Impact Upon At-Risk Students
Positive Effect of a Summer Pre-Algebra Program
Carroll, S. (2004). The effect of after school tutoring and summer enrichment programs on the Algebra I achievement of at-risk students. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, (2004)
Mathematical Achievement and Intrinsic Motivation
Ballou, C. (2011). The Impact of Tutoring with a Supplemental Educational Services Model on Intrinsic Motivation and Mathematical Achievement. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, (2011)
Changes in Behavior of At-Risk Students
Vega, C.P. (2004) The effects of therapeutic components on at-risk middle school children's grades and attendance: An archival study of an after-school prevention program. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, (2005).
