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Linsinbigler, Valerie; Lowder, Christopher; Mattson, Janna; Murphy-Lang, Anna; LoPresto, Samuel – Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning, 2021
Library tutorials offer on demand and as-needed instruction, a necessity as higher education continues to extend the reach of online learning. Our institution has increased its online course offerings alongside a university-wide shift in pedagogical and student-centered philosophy. To align our library tutorials webpage with these advances, we…
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Library Instruction, Academic Libraries, Access to Education
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Ping, Grace Lee Yuan; Lok, Chang; Yeat, Tan Wei; Cherynn, Tan Jie Ying; Tan, Emelyn Sue Qing – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2018
Three internally developed mobile apps, "3D Sym Op", "SM2 Chem" and "ARMolVis," available for free on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store were evaluated in seven studies. Each study was a systematic process of Pre-Test, In-lecture App Demo, App Assisted Interactive Tutorials (AAITs) and/or Independent App…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Science Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Statistical Analysis
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Malone, Margaret E – Language Testing, 2013
Language assessment literacy refers to language instructors' familiarity with testing definitions and the application of this knowledge to classroom practices in general and specifically to issues related to assessing language. While it is widely agreed that classroom teachers need to assess student progress, many teachers and other test…
Descriptors: Literacy, Language Tests, Interviews, Feedback (Response)
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Craig, Cindy L.; Friehs, Curt G. – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2013
This study compared two common types of online information literacy tutorials: a streaming media tutorial using animation and narration and a text-based tutorial with static images. Nine sections of an undergraduate biology lab class (234 students total) were instructed by a librarian on how to use the BIOSIS Previews database. Three sections…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Online Searching, Animation, Comparative Analysis
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Cullen, Theresa A.; Cobb, Inger C. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2011
This study reports the results of a needs analysis of literacy programs for a library system serving three rural and suburban counties. It examines the computing skills and needs of literacy tutors as well as native-speaking and English language learner (ELL) literacy tutees enrolled in the programs. Paper surveys were mailed to tutors, who were…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Counties, Tutors, Adult Literacy
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Yelinek, Kathryn; Tarnowski, Lynn; Hannon, Patricia; Oliver, Susan – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2008
In this article, the authors, students in an instructional technology graduate course, describe a process to create an online tutorial for teaching software. They created the tutorial for a cyber school's use. Five tutorial modules were linked together through one menu screen using the MenuBuilder feature in the Adobe Captivate program. The…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Tutorial Programs, Educational Technology, Distance Education
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Kieran, Patricia; O'Neill, Geraldine – Australasian Journal of Peer Learning, 2009
Peer-Assisted Tutorials (PATs), a form of Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL), were introduced to a conventional 4-year honours degree programme in Chemical Engineering. PATs were designed to support students in becoming more self-directed in their learning, to develop student confidence in tackling Chemical Engineering problems and to promote effective…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Chemical Engineering, Tutoring, Tutorial Programs
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An, Heejung – Innovate: Journal of Online Education, 2007
Heejung An describes the pedagogical framework underpinning the design of an interactive Web-based HTML coding tutorial geared for novice learners attending a technical college. The author discusses the ways in which the tutorial was designed to support the learners' initial stages of cognitive skill acquisition. Of primary interest are the three…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Technical Institutes, Formative Evaluation, Exhibits
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Huang, Wenhao; Huang, Wenyeh; Diefes-Dux, Heidi; Imbrie, Peter K. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2006
This paper describes a preliminary validation study of the Instructional Material Motivational Survey (IMMS) derived from the Attention, Relevance, Confidence and Satisfaction motivational design model. Previous studies related to the IMMS, however, suggest its practical application for motivational evaluation in various instructional settings…
Descriptors: Validity, Measures (Individuals), Student Motivation, Relevance (Education)
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Trevino, Fernando M.; Eiland, D. C., Jr. – Journal of Medical Education, 1980
A peer tutorial program in the basic sciences implemented at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is evaluated. The grades of students receiving peer tutorials were analyzed and questionnaires were mailed to each participant soliciting their evaluation of services received. Future cost-benefit evaluations are planned. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Medical Students, Peer Teaching, Program Evaluation
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Virtanen, Pekka J.; Kosunen, Elise A. -L.; Holmberg-Marttila, Doris M. H. – Medical Teacher, 1999
Assesses the quality of tutorial sessions in the problem-based learning curriculum that was adopted at the University of Tampere in Finland. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Learning Theories
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Bale, John; McPartland, Michael – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1986
Reports the results of a 1982 survey of 284 United Kingdom geography students in seeking postgraduate teaching certification. Results indicated that many students' undergraduate courses had failed to include topics required for competency in geography instruction. Implications for college geography courses and teacher training are discussed.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Geography, Geography Instruction
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Heath, David A.; And Others – Journal of Optometric Education, 1989
A study compared the perceptions of remedial optometry students concerning themselves, cognitive strategies used in studying, the studying and evaluation processes, and study habits with their tutors' perceptions. Two predominant problems emerged: the extent of responsibility of the student in academic difficulty and discrepancies in tutor/tutee…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Optometry, Professional Education
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Vadasy, Patricia F.; And Others – Remedial and Special Education, 1997
Varying levels of inservice training and support in use of classwide peer tutoring (CWPT) were provided for 44 elementary teachers whose classes included students with learning disabilities. Analysis of teachers' survey responses, teachers' classroom observations, and interviews of six implementors indicated that level of support did not…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Elementary Education, Inclusive Schools