Is private tutoring effective? An evaluation study

On the one hand, there is empirical evidence that private tutoring has been a phenomenon of high importance for 100 years. On the other hand empirical research evaluating the effectivity of private tutoring is lacking. In thi s study the effectivity of private tutoring is evaluated in a pre-post-cont rol-group-design. One group (N = 122) received private tutoring over a peri od of nine months and was compared to a non-trained control group (N = 122) . The results indicate that students having private tutoring improve in per formance and motivational-affective variables compared to a non-tutored-con trol group.