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Tutoring programs improve the course grades of college students compared with no tutoring.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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5 sources for · 1 against

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Is it true that tutoring programs improve the course grades of college students compared with no tutoring?

Partly. Several studies report tutoring associated with better course performance in specific settings: personalized tutoring in clinician-taught surgery classes, a dose-response in Calculus I, higher pass rates in General Chemistry SI, and higher knowledge scores in a nursing research course. A 1990 literature review, however, found no consistent evidence that tutored underprepared college students improve their grades, so the evidence covers only parts of the claim and points both ways.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 5 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 5
Personalized tutoring narrows the clinician-faculty gap in General Surgery exam scores among vocational medical students.
2025
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J, C., W, L., & S, X. (2025). Personalized tutoring narrows the clinician-faculty gap in General Surgery exam scores among vocational medical students.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-08371-5

Evidence against · 1
Does Tutoring Help? A Look at the Literature.
1990
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Martha, M. (1990). Does Tutoring Help? A Look at the Literature.. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED326287

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The Effect of Attending Tutoring on Course Grades in Calculus I
2018
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Brian, R. & Melissa, M. (2018). The Effect of Attending Tutoring on Course Grades in Calculus I. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2017.1367043

Evaluation of a Lower-Resource-Dependent Tutoring Program Designed to Improve Introductory Psychology Performance
2021
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T., P. J., L., D. T., & W., S. G. (2021). Evaluation of a Lower-Resource-Dependent Tutoring Program Designed to Improve Introductory Psychology Performance. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.1177/0098628320977262

The Impact of Supplemental Instruction on the Performance and Attitudes of General Chemistry Students
2019
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Salame, I. I. & Nazir, S. (2019). The Impact of Supplemental Instruction on the Performance and Attitudes of General Chemistry Students. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.20885/ijcer.vol3.iss2.art1

Peer-Tutoring as a Student-Centered pedagogy in Nursing research Education: Effects on Knowledge Acquisition and Academic Self-Confidence.
2026
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J, R. N., T, K., R, P. S., I, D. N., R, M., & V, S. (2026). Peer-Tutoring as a Student-Centered pedagogy in Nursing research Education: Effects on Knowledge Acquisition and Academic Self-Confidence.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.179096.2

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