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CROSS-AGE TEACHING [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Education Theory and Methods
DEF

An instructional method in which advanced students teach younger students, usually in a non-formal setting.

CONT

Cross-age teaching engages teens as teachers for pre-teens or younger children, typically in non-formal educational settings. In many communities, cross-age teaching has been a useful strategy to influence and educate younger youth. Preadolescents and young children look up to and want to emulate teenagers. At the same time, research shows that teenagers can have a positive impact on the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of children as well as their same-age peers...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
DEF

Enseignement dispensé par des élèves avancés à des élèves plus jeunes.

Spanish

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