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Balwant, Paul Tristen; Doon, Roshnie – International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2021
In higher education, one commonly used teaching approach that is intended to develop deep learning is that of the 'Oxford' tutorial--a personalized Socratic approach in which an instructor discusses course-related issues with a handful of students. Even though this conventional tutorial model is well supported in the literature, it may be…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Tutors, Teaching Methods, Questioning Techniques
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
Marlina, Roby – International Journal of Educational Research, 2009
Active participation in university tutorials seems to be commonly argued as one of the learning difficulties of non-English-speaking background (NESB) Asian students enrolled in Western English-speaking universities. These students are often portrayed as being passive in class and this is commonly attributed to their background culture. Using…
Descriptors: Asians, Learning Problems, Foreign Countries, Misconceptions
The Nexus of Problem-Based Learning and Learning Technology: Does It Enable Transformative Practice?
Donnelly, Roisin – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2009
This paper describes a qualitative study which took place over a two year period with academic staff engaged on a blended Masters programme delivered with the learning environment based around problem-based learning. At the pedagogical level, transformative practice has the potential to engage students as critical thinkers, by encouraging them to…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Masters Programs

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
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

Ritter, Steven; Blessing, Stephen B. – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 1998
Argues that a focus on building an authoring tool for a complete learning environment is misplaced. Analyzes the task of authoring a commercial educational system. Describes the Visual Translator, an authoring tool written specifically for this purpose. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Software, Educational Environment, Higher Education

Bell, Benjamin – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 1998
Presents a prototype authoring tool for interactive educational software called Investigate and Decide Learning Environments (IDLE-Tool). Introduces IDLE-Tool as the task model around which the tool is based. A model of the authoring process called Guided Case Adaptation is offered as an approach to employing models and an exemplar to effectively…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Software, Educational Environment, Higher Education
Arndt, J. Richard; And Others – 1975
This paper argues that the dynamics of a successful college tutorial program should include the following components: well planned objectives, goals, and standards; enough capable staff; an inservice training program; adequate financing and space; efficient paper management procedures; and an effective means of evaluation including the willingness…
Descriptors: College Programs, Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Models

Wepner, Gabrielle – College Teaching, 1985
A tutorial model, developed at Ramapo College of New Jersey, that has proven to be cost-effective and highly successful in improving the performance of remedial mathematics students is described. Most of the recruited peer tutors are former remedial/developmental students. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Higher Education, Mathematics Instruction
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

Hashway, Robert M. – Research & Teaching in Developmental Education, 1989
Describes several models for the design, evaluation, and delivery of developmental programs, including the Expanded Individualized Prescriptive Instruction system (which includes placement, counseling, and intervention phases), and the Developmental Pyramid Model (which includes diagnosis, prescription, evaluation, and advising/tutoring). (DMM)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Delivery Systems, Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education

Anderson, Ora Sterling; Smith, Laura J. – Reading Improvement, 1987
Describes a college developmental reading laboratory model using peer tutors to provide training in comprehension study skills. Reports the results of a study evaluating the impact of training on student performance from the perspective of the participants. (MM)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Laboratories, Models, Peer Teaching

Murray, Tom – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 1998
Describes tools for authoring all aspects of a knowledge-based tutor system: domain model, teaching strategies, student model, and learning environment. Discusses a number of design issues and design tradeoffs that are involved in building intelligent tutoring systems (ITS). (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Interfaces, Computer Software, Higher Education
Williams, Victoria – 1980
Adults learning at a distance at Athabasca University (Alberta, Canada) make use of telephone tutors. Concerned over the lack of time and/or effort spent in training tutors, and recognizing that tutors had emerged as an important component of distance delivery at the university, a joint effort went into the development of a training manual that…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Distance Education, Higher Education, Interpersonal Communication
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