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North, Stephen M. – College Composition and Communication, 1982
Discusses instructing writing tutors, and tutorial classroom technqiues. Contains a list of different kinds of tutorial sessions to serve as a model for tutors. (HTH)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Models, Tutorial Programs
Rosberg, Merilee A. – 2001
As a direct result of the passage of the America Reads Challenge Act in 1997, Mt. Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has developed a reading tutor program. The program includes a college credit course and on-site visits by college faculty supervising student tutors. This article includes the rationale for development of a credit course for reading…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
Gordon, Joseph W.; Peterson, Linda H. – ADE Bulletin, 1982
Describes the development of a writing program that offers diverse sources of instruction beyond the English department. (AEA)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Tutorial Programs
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Kelley, Allen C.; Swartz, Caroline – Journal of Economic Education, 1976
A report on the impact of using student-to-student tutoring in freshman economics at Duke University. Positive impacts were seen to be twice as great as having had high school economics or having had high school differential calculus. (Author/AV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Descriptions, Economics, Economics Education
Woods, D. R.; And Others – Engineering Education, 1975
Describes a non-credit tutorial course held for engineering students to improve their skill in problem solving. In the group sessions, each student writes his approach to a given problem on a transparency; the class then analyzes the various approaches while viewing them on overhead projectors. (MLH)
Descriptors: College Science, Course Descriptions, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Grice, George L.; And Others – 1990
A study investigated a communication skills tutoring program to determine if peer tutoring proved an appropriate pedagogy for communication skills training. A survey, in which questions were grouped into categories of instructional, ethical, and training issues, was distributed to 8 instructors and to 12 tutors who were enrolled in a course…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Course Descriptions, Ethics
Draper, Virginia – 1979
The development of a full-credit peer tutor training course for college freshmen is based on the assumption that respect for the writing student and respect for writing as a process are essential attitudes for peer tutors to acquire. Training begins with assigning tutors writing activities to make them more aware of themselves as writers and…
Descriptors: Academic Discourse, College Freshmen, Course Descriptions, Higher Education
Laymon, Ronald – 1976
The philosophy department of the Ohio State University began development of a computer-tutorial program, called ENIGMA, in 1972. The aim of the course was to help students to use various logical tools in the analysis of everyday arguments by giving drill-and-practice sessions, testing, and grading examinations. Part of ENIGMA is the propositional…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics, Computer Managed Instruction, Course Descriptions
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Wigton, Robert S.; Hermsmeyer, Kent – Journal of Medical Education, 1974
A method of organization of self-instructional units into tiers corresponding to different levels of advancement is described. This arrangement offers greatly increased flexibility in course design, determination of rate and depth of study by both student and teacher, and a resource for continuing education. (Editor)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Medical Education, Physiology
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Betchart, Nancy S.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1984
A group of first-year medical students who demonstrated inadequate interviewing skills in a test with proven reliability and validity were identified. The usefulness of individualized tutorials as a means of helping them improve their skills was assessed. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Interviews
Dageforde, Mary L. – 1978
This report documents the BASIC Instructional Program (BIP), a "hands-on laboratory" that teaches elementary programming in the BASIC language, as implemented in the MAINSAIL language, a machine-independent revision of SAIL which should facilitate implementation of BIP on other computing systems. Eight instructional modules which make up…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Course Descriptions, Higher Education
Moore, C. Angelia – 1977
The first section of this paper notes the tremendous number of approaches to teaching writing, the agreement among experts that writing involves developmental stages specific to each student, and the need for writing programs that challenge individuals at their various levels of development. The paper then describes a newly revised writing course…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Course Descriptions, Educational Needs, Educational Theories
Twidwell, L. G. – 1980
Four courses in extractive metallurgy (Pyrometallurgy, Hydrometallurgy, Electrometallurgy; and Physical Chemistry of Iron and Steel) were prepared in a modular, self-paced format. Development of the course materials included: (1) preparation of course outlines by unit coordinators and advisory committees; (2) approval of course outlines (included…
Descriptors: College Science, Continuing Education, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
Carr, Richard; And Others – 1990
One of the University of Minnesota's two writing tutorial programs, Composition 1013, constitutes the second quarter of freshman composition and is designed as an option for students with specialized writing needs, such as students of English as a Second Language (ESL). The course is perceived by students as remedial, and instructors do not feel…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, English (Second Language)
Instructional Exchange, 1990
The six editions of the newsletter provide a forum for the sharing of research findings and instructional strategies by faculty of Western Michigan University. Topics addressed include: active learning; lecture variations; lecture techniques; grading student participation; leading discussions; overcoming silence; discussion challenges; course…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Testing, Course Descriptions
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