Abstract
Based on a panel survey filled by seventh grade students, who studied in Shaxi Middle School located in Shaxi, Yunnan, China, after completing a semester of Online English Peer Tutoring Program, the research applied the data collected, including English Exam grades and background information, with Regression and Z-score to analyze the effectiveness of Private Tutoring. The analysis yields the following findings: private tutoring is effective for all students regardless of natural abilities and gender. By putting gender and mid-term exam grades into the regression, participants have an average of 2.161 percent points higher than non-participants. Also, male students benefit more from tutoring.
Highlights
The Chinese Government issued a series of policies to regulate the private tutoring (Note 1) industry in August of 2021
The program hired high school students in the big cities with fluent English to help the students in Shaxi Middle School, a middle school in Shaxi, Yunnan, which consists of many minorities and families that earn below the average income
Based on the analyses and interpretations that have been done, we can predict that private tutoring is an effective tool for helping students’ academics and that male students can benefit more
Summary
The Chinese Government issued a series of policies to regulate the private tutoring (Note 1) industry in August of 2021. Tutoring agencies took more than 60 percent of the market with K12 & STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) Education. This hundreds-of-billions-level market brought heavy financial pressure to the parents, especially for those with multiple children. The research question is whether participating in the English Peer Tutoring Program is effective for students in the Shaxi Middle School. It analyzes the English test scores with other factors. Still, this does not diminish other potential benefits of peer tutoring, such as increasing confidence, chances to make new friends, and acceptance into elite schools.
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