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Download full textIsmail, A. G. H. – 1992
This paper explains the effectiveness of distance teaching in Sri Lanka and shows the importance of face-to-face components in distance learning to meet the needs of students and resources. Distance education in the Third World and the current status of distance education at the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) are described, and the…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Distance Education, Educational Counseling, Foreign Countries
PDF pending restorationHerrmann, Thom – 1982
The use of student proctors or tutors for a Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) has been considered essential; however, the cost of tutorial training programs may be prohibitive. In an attempt to develop an equivalent but less expensive alternative, students (N=219) participated in an evaluation of the use of a VAX computer system as a…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education
Pasch, Marvin; Oakley, Nancy – 1985
A study examined the characteristics and attitudes of tutors and students involved in Project LEARN, an adult literacy program affiliated with the Interchurch Council of Greater Cleveland, Ohio. Data for the study were obtained from several sources, including a mail questionnaire administered to all 183 tutors involved in the project, a longer…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Literacy Education
Stauffer, John – 1974
The purpose of this study was to describe tutor and student participants in a national volunteer adult literacy program, the National Affiliation for Literacy Advance, and obtain a measure of student reading achievement over time. A sample of 1,000 tutors, each representing themselves and one of their students was selected. Information was…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Literacy, Cultural Differences, Educationally Disadvantaged
Asselin, Susan B.; Vasa, Stanley F. – 1981
Because of its benefits to classroom teachers, tutors, and tutees, peer tutoring as a strategy for instructing handicapped students in vocational education is gaining in popularity. Several factors are important to the successful implementation of a peer tutoring program, including administrative support, assessment of tutoring needs, and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Models
Balfanz, Robert; McPartland, James; Shaw, Alta – 2002
The push for higher academic standards has resulted in an increase in the numbers of high school students needing extra help. The need for extra help is most pervasive in high-poverty areas and most high school students need extra help not in traditional basic elementary skills but in reading, mathematics, and advanced reasoning skills. Most…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Basic Skills, College Bound Students, Critical Thinking
