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Trevino, Fernando M.; Eiland, D. C., Jr. – Journal of Medical Education, 1980
A peer tutorial program in the basic sciences implemented at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is evaluated. The grades of students receiving peer tutorials were analyzed and questionnaires were mailed to each participant soliciting their evaluation of services received. Future cost-benefit evaluations are planned. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Medical Students, Peer Teaching, Program Evaluation
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Virtanen, Pekka J.; Kosunen, Elise A. -L.; Holmberg-Marttila, Doris M. H. – Medical Teacher, 1999
Assesses the quality of tutorial sessions in the problem-based learning curriculum that was adopted at the University of Tampere in Finland. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Learning Theories
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Bale, John; McPartland, Michael – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1986
Reports the results of a 1982 survey of 284 United Kingdom geography students in seeking postgraduate teaching certification. Results indicated that many students' undergraduate courses had failed to include topics required for competency in geography instruction. Implications for college geography courses and teacher training are discussed.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Geography, Geography Instruction
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Heath, David A.; And Others – Journal of Optometric Education, 1989
A study compared the perceptions of remedial optometry students concerning themselves, cognitive strategies used in studying, the studying and evaluation processes, and study habits with their tutors' perceptions. Two predominant problems emerged: the extent of responsibility of the student in academic difficulty and discrepancies in tutor/tutee…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Optometry, Professional Education
Wilkie, Carolyn; Foreman, John, Ed. – 1994
A state-wide survey of Pennsylvania colleges sought to document the developmental education programming and remedial services these institutions offer their students. A 100-item questionnaire was sent to all 189 institutions that award undergraduate degrees and certifications. Eighty institutions responded. Findings include the following: (1) most…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Students, Developmental Programs, Higher Education