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Of course!
Gen yes project is one of those examples for "kids mentoring kids" and
"kids working with teachers."
Since this was originally funded by the USDOE, there was a great
research and eval report.

You should talk to Dr. Dennis Harper.
http://www.genyes.org/
Mano
Dr. Manorama (Mano) Talaiver
Director
Learning Technologies
Science Museum of Virginia
2500 West Broad St
Richmond, VA 23220
(804) 864-1416 (voice)
(804) 864-1560 (fax)
http://www.smv.org
 
Instructional Technologist in Residence
VCU School of Education
 


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Greetings from Louisville, Kentucky.

I was wondering if any out there knew of any research on the
effectiveness of middle school students teaching other middle school
students.

Jason Sanchez

Whitney Young Scholars in Science (WYSci) Coordinator
727 West Main Street
Louisville, KY 40202
(502)560-7154
(502)561-6690 (fax)
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