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Furby, Victoria J. – Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, 2016
As workloads of faculty and staff increase in higher education, it seems important for new learning opportunities to be devised to improve individual progress through basic musicianship courses. Many university music departments rely on in-class instruction and individual work sessions with the instructors of these courses to enhance student…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Undergraduate Students, Peer Teaching, Tutoring
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Rudolph, Alexander L.; Lamine, Brahim; Joyce, Michael; Vignolles, Hélène; Consiglio, David – Physical Review Special Topics - Physics Education Research, 2014
We report on a project to introduce interactive learning strategies (ILS) to physics classes at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, one of the leading science universities in France. In Spring 2012, instructors in two large introductory classes, first-year, second-semester mechanics, and second-year introductory electricity and magnetism,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interaction, Learning Strategies, Multiple Choice Tests
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Bringula, Rex P.; Basa, Roselle S.; Dela Cruz, Cecilio; Rodrigo, Ma. Mercedes T. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2016
This study attempted to determine the influence of prior knowledge in mathematics of students on learner-interface interactions in a learning-by-teaching intelligent tutoring system. One hundred thirty-nine high school students answered a pretest (i.e., the prior knowledge in mathematics) and a posttest. In between the pretest and posttest, they…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Tutoring, Mathematics Instruction, Foreign Countries
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Gray, Kyle; Steer, David N. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2012
Research has shown that asking conceptually based questions along with a personal response system (clickers) is an effective way of implementing the peer instruction pedagogy. Lecture tutorials are a paper-based method that also incorporates peer instruction. Past research has shown that both methods yield significant learning gains for students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Tests, Earth Science, Science Curriculum
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Arco-Tirado, Jose L.; Fernandez-Martin, Francisco D.; Fernandez-Balboa, Juan-Miguel – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2011
The purposes of this study were, on one had, to determine the impact of a peer tutoring program on preventing academic failure and dropouts among first-year students (N = 100), from Civil Engineering, Economics, Pharmacy, and Chemical Engineering careers; while, on the other hand, to identify the potential benefits of such tutoring program on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Pretests Posttests
Williams, Richard W. – 1981
This two-part module was prepared to assist instructors in designing and implementing a peer tutoring program. After introductory material and the presentation of a rationale for peer tutoring, Part I begins by stating learning objectives and providing a pretest. It then presents an overview of peer tutoring, outlining a systematic tutoring…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Community Colleges, Learning Modules, Peer Teaching
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Parsons, Julie Lynn; Marchand-Martella, Nancy E.; Waldron-Soler, Kathleen; Martella, Ronald C.; Lignugaris/Kraft, Benjamin – Journal of Direct Instruction, 2004
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a peer-delivered "Corrective Mathematics" program ("CM"; Engelmann & Carnine, 1982) in a secondary general education classroom with students with low mathematics performance. Ten learners and 9 peer tutors participated in the study. Peer tutors instructed…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, High School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
Missouri State Dept. of Corrections and Human Resources, Jefferson City. – 1984
An educational research and demonstration program was implemented in learning centers at five correctional institutions across Missouri. Included in the demonstration project were the following programs: a prescriptive learning system that served 253 students; a program in attitude, basic, and life skills; an ex-offender program that involved 20…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attitude Change