Vaidya uses the peer coaching program at Drexel University to exemplify the effectiveness of peer tutoring. At Drexel, upper classmen register as peer tutors. They are then trained by faculty. The peer tutors attend a one-hour training lecture each week. In this program the tutor also acts as mediator between the class instructor and the students.
Tutors report that they acquire skills that are useful even after college.
These include communication skills. Tutor preparation is detailed and comprehensive. The program also encourages the tutor to use creative approaches to instruction. The use of questioning. The use of questioning to determine the tutees' understanding of the material.