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Download full textBirnbaum, Barry W. – 1990
This practicum attempted to increase interpersonal skills and academic competence of 14 high school students with emotional handicaps through use of peer tutoring. The 17 high school seniors selected as peer assistors received training prior to program implementation. Peer assistors were required to identify goals and strategies weekly, work with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Behavior Change, Emotional Disturbances
Hughes, Carolyn; And Others – 1995
This curriculum is designed for a high school course in which nondisabled students receive training and act as peer tutors and role models for peers with special needs for one class period each day. An introductory course description covers peer tutor qualifications and requirements, examples of activities with peers, and benefits to peer tutors.…
Descriptors: Course Content, Helping Relationship, High School Students, High Schools
Burts, Maureen E. – 1990
This practicum report describes a staff development program that was designed to implement a peer tutoring program in which nonhandicapped students instructed three trainable mentally handicapped peers in a regular high-school setting. The program was implemented to increase the achievement of handicapped students in basic academic skills that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, High Schools, Individualized Instruction
Wenthold, Mireya Bernal-Greco – 1984
A study investigated the effectiveness of general study skill enhancement on the learning of a second language. Subjects were high school students deficient in study skills. They were enrolled in an after-school cooperative study skill tutorial program. After diagnostic screening, students completed the intensive tutorial program using selected…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attendance Patterns, High School Students, High Schools
Jacoby, Sherry M. – 1993
A study investigated the utility of computer-assisted English second language instruction for limited-English-proficient (LEP) secondary school students in a system in which there was no regular bilingual or compensatory education offered. As a result of a home language survey and followup oral language proficiency test, three LEP or…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, English (Second Language), High School Students, High Schools
Cozza, Richard J. – 1992
As a result of parent pressure, 12 students with severe mental and physical disabilities, previously educated outside the physical education facility, were integrated into an adaptive physical education program in a regular high school. This paper describes a project designed to begin a peer tutoring program to promote positive interactions…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Course Descriptions, Course Organization
Powers, Donald E. – 1988
To document the extent of special preparation for taking the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), two surveys were conducted. The first survey covered a stratified random sample of 1986-87 SAT examinees (1,364 high school seniors and 911 high school juniors), while the second survey covered a stratified random sample of 508 secondary schools whose…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Entrance Examinations, Computer Software, Educational Resources
