Tutor.com, one of the world’s largest and most innovative online tutoring organizations, in partnership with its affiliate company, education services giant The Princeton Review, has announced the launch of High-Dosage Tutoring, a rigorously researched solution for accelerating student learning.
Based on data-informed design principles identified by researchers at Brown University’s Annenberg Institute and the University of Virginia, the company’s high-dosage tutoring program features as its hallmarks:
- 3+ times/week frequency: Tutoring is effective when delivered intensively, in high doses.
- Small-group instruction: Groups of two to four students allow for education that is personalized, scalable, and cost-effective.
- Assessment-based learning: Ongoing assessments enable tutors to tailor instruction.
- Curriculum-driven materials: High-quality curricula—from The Princeton Review® or K–12 partners—reinforce in-school learning.
- Consistent, relational learning: The tutor–student relationship enhances accelerated learning and promotes individualized instruction.
Speaking about the development, Chief Executive Officer of The Princeton Review, Joshua H.J. Park, said:
Tutor.com and The Princeton Review have a combined 65-year track record of helping students succeed academically. We’ve brought together the core strengths of both companies to design high-dosage tutoring programs that leverage our comprehensive curricula, proven student engagement strategies, and the effective tutoring methodology that has helped learners succeed for nearly 25 million sessions.
Park added:
We are thrilled to launch High-Dosage Tutoring to open access to academic pathways for all students. We admire how resilient learners have been and are honoured to partner with schools and districts to help accelerate their learning.
Delivered online in the companies’ updated proprietary virtual classroom within the award-winning LEO™ platform, High-Dosage Tutoring promises to help students make large learning gains and “catch up” from pandemic-related academic interruptions. The offering also supports teachers, who can refer students for tutoring, review students’ Personalized Learning Plans, and track ongoing progress in the dedicated Teacher Dashboard.
This fall, partner K–12 schools and districts are launching High-Dosage Tutoring in Algebra, a gateway subject in which, according to NAEP assessment data, student scores have declined at the greatest rate in decades. The acute need for accelerated learning in algebra is borne out in Algebra Trends, a Tutor.com white paper that details developments the company has experienced in the last several years.
Part of a multi-tiered system of support, High-Dosage Tutoring complements other interventions that K–12 schools and districts adopt to provide effective, equitable, scalable support for students. Additional offerings available via the LEO platform include 24/7, on-demand tutoring in 200+ subjects, drop-off writing review services, and The Princeton Review test prep.
Tutor.com aims to instil hope, advance equity, and catalyze achievement in schools and communities. The company provides encouraging, empowering, and effective academic and professional support for learners of all ages and stages—from kindergarten through college, graduate school, career, and continuing education. The platform powers tutoring and homework help programs for the US Department of Defense, Coast Guard Mutual Assistance Program, colleges and universities, K–12 school districts, state and local libraries, and companies offering employee benefit programs.
Headquartered in New York City, Tutor.com has helped institutions increase student pass and persistence rates, making learners more confident in their schoolwork. Since its incorporation in 2000, the firm has delivered more than 24 million one-to-one online tutoring and homework help sessions to students. It claims to have more than 3,000 vetted and qualified tutors who provide learning assistance that is available 24/7 in a wide variety of subjects.
