Abstract (eng)
This thesis examines the teaching method of Cross-Age Peer Tutoring (CAPT) with regard to its effectiveness on the level of knowledge and motivation of the students in the subject of physics. In this form of teaching, older students (tutors) support younger children (tutees) in the learning process and, thus, also expand their own skills (Topping, 1996). The learning method has already been tested in several studies on various physical topics and has been examined regarding its learning effectiveness. For instance, Korner (2015) devised and scrutinised a CAPT intervention on the topics of electricity and optics, as well as Pauer (2015) on the topic of light and shadow. Both Korner and Pauer were able to achieve considerable results with the chosen teaching method. This thesis expands the knowledge of CAPT in the physical context to include the topic of electromagnetic radiation, whereby tutors of the Sekundarstufe II (Upper Secondary) and Tutees of the Sekundarstufe I (Lower Secondary) have been deployed. The content basis for the CAPT intervention is empirically tested material by Zloklikovits (2022). The study investigates the question of whether this particular teaching method on the topic of electromagnetic radiation has a positive effect on the level of knowledge and motivation of the students. The outcomes show that both the knowledge level of the tutees and that of the tutors increases tremendously as a result of the CAPT intervention performed. However, the growth in learning is comparable to that of the control group. A positive result can also be observed in the motivation of the students. In comparison to the students in the control group, the Tutees show significantly higher motivation in the learning process. The tutors are motivated by the intervention as well; nonetheless, their motivation is slightly lower than that of the students in the Sekundarstufe I (Lower Secondary).