How effective is peer mediation and instruction?
Extensive research has studied the effectiveness of peer-mediated instruction and intervention. Johnson, Johnson, and Stanne reported in 2000 that over 900 related studies were found with 164 specifically evaluating the impact on student achievement. The findings indicated that peer-mediated instruction and intervention has been very effective on the whole in the following areas: ” higher level reasoning, retention, on-task behavior, generalization, social and cognitive development, self-esteem” and numerous other outcomes.
