ABSTRACT
Most academics will be keen to know if peer tutoring has achieved what it set out to achieve. In other words, they wish to know the results of study evaluations. Positive evaluative data may prove very useful in a number of ways. Beneficial outcomes may prove invaluable in persuading colleagues and students to try peer tutoring, as we have seen in previous chapters. They may also be useful in helping you secure funding for your scheme. As Soven indicates, ‘When budget time rolls around again, no argument may be more compelling than data gathered during the evaluation process’ (Soven, 1993: 66). Evaluations may indicate problems as well as successes, and it is extremely useful to learn what is not working in your scheme. Modifications may be implemented to ensure more positive outcomes in future.
