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Frey, Linda A.; Reigeluth, Charles M. – Journal of Instructional Development, 1986
Describes tutoring models and compares instructional strategies classified as organizational, delivery, and management strategies, in those models that have been found effective: Literacy Volunteers, Laubach Literacy, Structured Tutoring, Programmed Tutoring, Peer-Mediated Instruction, and the Audio-Tutorial System. Tutoring cost-effectiveness and…
Descriptors: Administration, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
Gibbs, Susan G. – 1982
The literature concerning tutoring in the elementary schools was surveyed and evaluated to determine the relative effectiveness of two types of programs--peer and cross-age tutoring. Studies involving each type of program were analyzed separately and effectiveness was judged by the gains in reading achievement experienced by both tutors and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Peer Teaching
Daniel, John S.; Marquis, Clement – Teaching at a Distance, 1979
The choices involved in setting up an open learning system are discussed, and the case for the mixture of interaction and independence is established. Problems involved in effecting the synthesis between activities in which the student works alone and those which bring him into contact with others are detailed. (AF)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Counseling, Educational Media
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Desmarais, Norman – CD-ROM Professional, 1995
Presents a comparison of two types of compact disc (CD-ROM) foreign language tutorials: (1) those made by publishers who favor an immersion approach; and (2) those made by publishers who use grammar-based approaches. Both types of CD-ROMs address various age groups, skill levels, and learning styles. (JMV)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Reviews, Elementary Secondary Education
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Topping, K. J. – Higher Education, 1996
Different forms of peer tutoring within college and universities are described and compared for effectiveness, including cross-year and same-year small-group, individualized, supplemental, diadic, reciprocal, fixed-role, writing process, and distance tutoring. Three methods are found to be widely used, demonstrated effective, and meriting expanded…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Cross Age Teaching