Early Insights from Knack’s Longitudinal Study: How Peer Tutoring Supports Confidence, Belonging, and Persistence
Higher education leaders know that peer tutoring can improve immediate academic outcomes. What is less understood is how tutoring influences students over time. Does it strengthen confidence? Improve semester-to-semester persistence? Shape a student’s long-term development as a learner and community member?
To answer these questions, Knack launched a multi-year longitudinal study designed to measure the sustained academic and psychosocial impact of peer tutoring. This initiative follows students across multiple years to understand not just what tutoring helps them achieve today, but how it shapes their educational journey over time.
Our first research brief is complete, and the early trends reveal a powerful story about the long-term value of peer learning.