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| Studies in Higher Education | 3 |
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| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Peer reviewedGoodlad, Sinclair; And Others – Studies in Higher Education, 1979
A peer tutoring system in which students from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London University, tutored Electrical Engineering students from the Pimlico Comprehensive School is described including the evaluations of the programs by the participants. (JMF)
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation
Peer reviewedJohnstone, ALex H.; Sharp, David W. A. – Studies in Higher Education, 1979
Described are some of the teaching innovations used in a large university chemistry department in Britain. They include diagnostic testing and individual tutoring; self-instruction centers for remedial teaching, complementary services, and specialist materials; new laboratory approaches; and innovations to develop skills needed by chemistry…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Instruction, Educational Diagnosis, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedMcCarthy, Andrew; And Others – Studies in Higher Education, 1997
Argues that methods of assessing effectiveness of university supplemental instruction (SI) programs (in which successful students provide additional instruction to students in high-risk courses) have been inadequate. Suggests ways of isolating SI effects on student achievement, and recommends broadening research methods to include qualitative…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, College Instruction, Evaluation Criteria
