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Grainger, Michael J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Under the mandates of No Child Left Behind, supplemental educational services (SES) in the form of tutoring are provided to eligible students who attend schools in the 3rd year of program improvement status. A local suburban school district in the southern California currently uses a 3rd party tutoring model to provide tutoring services in both…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Tutoring, Program Evaluation
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Harman, Kristyn E. – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2010
Individual oral tutorial presentations have been utilised in numerous undergraduate courses to develop and assess students' skills in organising and communicating ideas and information to a select audience. However, evidence from the literature, interviews with academics (n=5), and the author's own experiences have demonstrated that these…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Achievement, Social Sciences, Humanities
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Kostecki, James; Bers, Trudy – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2008
This research examined the effect of tutoring on student success at an open enrollment community college, controlling for gender, age, race/ethnicity, highest level of education, and reading, writing and mathematics competency. Student success was defined three ways: term grade point average (GPA), success in courses, and persistence from the fall…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement, Statistical Analysis, Open Enrollment
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Walker-Bartnick, Leslie A.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1984
A program providing successful peer tutoring in nine of 10 basic science courses in the first two years of medical school is described, and the management of such a program is discussed. Positive program effects on both tutors and students in academic difficulty are emphasized. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Medical Education, Medical Schools, Medical Students
Launey, Kathryn B.; Carter-Davis, Marjorie J.; Launey, Kathryn B. – 2001
Students with learning disabilities (SLD) have been attending college at an ever-increasing rate. Although federal regulations opened higher education to college SLD, enrolled students often found that accommodations represented a small proportion of their service needs. Based upon extensive literature review, investigation of current delivery…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Achievement, College Students, Higher Education
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Dillon, Peter W.; Van Riper, Robyn – Equity and Excellence in Education, 1993
Describes the community service learning (CSL) activities of the Students Teaching Students program at LEAD USA in Williamstown (Massachusetts), a program that lets students set their own learning goals and receive college credit for CSL. The Berkshire Energy Project through Williams College, one model of this program, is described. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Faculty, College Students, Equal Education
Anderson, Betty Marie; And Others – 1989
The Academic Skills Center at Black Hills State University provides a peer assistance program comprising both individual tutoring in classes offered in each academic division and credit classes in study skills. The goal of the Center is to respond effectively and quickly to individual educational needs of students and faculty through a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Students, Cooperative Learning
Bender, David S.; And Others – 1994
This paper describes the history, characteristics, program model, activities, and evaluation results of the Pottstown Homework Center Partnership project, in Pottstown County, Pennsylvania. The goal of the program is to initiate homework centers and train volunteer tutors from the community to support the at-risk middle students by providing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary School Students, Extracurricular Activities, High Risk Students