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Mills, Melissa; Rickard, Brian; Guest, Bob – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2022
Mathematics tutoring centres exist in varying forms at universities across the United States of America. Despite having similar goals, these centres vary a great deal in their practices, resources, and organizational structures. In this study, the researchers conducted a survey of mathematics tutoring centres in the United States in an effort to…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Mathematics Instruction, Tutorial Programs, Program Effectiveness
Kohnle, Antje; Ainsworth, Shaaron E.; Passante, Gina – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2020
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Curriculum Development: Theory into Design.] This manuscript discusses how learning theories have been applied to shape multiple aspects of the design of curricular activities combining interactive computer simulations and University of Washington style tutorials (so-called simulation-tutorials).…
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Visual Learning, Computer Simulation, Tutoring
Williams, Angela – ProQuest LLC, 2010
All public schools in the United States have been caught up in educational reform. This has especially been true since the 1980's. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 was a major component in how schools have changed the process of educating students. In response to reform efforts, many schools have relied on their own knowledge to achieve higher…
Descriptors: National Standards, Educational Change, Tutors, Tutoring
Topping, Keith – 1988
A practical guide is presented to peer tutoring for teachers and others with an interest in promoting cooperative learning. It includes a guide to organizing peer tutoring, as well as a review of research on the effects of peer tutoring, and evidence for social and academic gains for the student and the tutor. The perspective is international,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
Goodlad, Sinclair, Ed. – 1998
This book provides an international, current account of the developments of mentoring and tutoring by students in tertiary and secondary education. Included are research reviews, case studies of mature projects, and ideas for new uses of student tutoring and mentoring. Chapter titles are as follows: "Students as Tutors and Mentors"…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Case Studies, College School Cooperation, College Students
Lane, Martha A. – 1984
This guide is designed to assist volunteer tutors participating in an adult literacy program. Discussed in the first chapter are the meaning of the term functional literacy, the way in which we get meaning from print, and word identification skills. The next two sections deal with the history of literacy education in industrialized countries and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs