The tutorial program provides in-school, individualized instruction for interstate, intrastate, and resettled migrant children residing in Ulster, Orange, Saratoga, Dutchess, and Sullivan counties. Individualized diagnostic prescriptive mathematics instruction is provided utilizing the I.M.S. Mathematics System which has 96 units and 493…

A new approach to computer-assisted instruction (CAI) called Author Tutorial System (ATS) was field tested in a National Science Foundation-sponsored school consortium in New York State. ATS was designed as a package of authoring functions written in the APL interactive programing language to enable authors who are not experienced programers to…

A case study, in-depth description, and analysis of a youth tutoring youth program are presented in this document. The approach used in preparing the study--mainly utilizing participant observation, site visits, and structured interviews--are detailed in a separate chapter. This is followed by a chapter of background information in which the…

Suggestions are presented for the improvement of current educational programs in the state of New York through student involvement in "recycling" available local resources and the generation of new resources that may be used in cooperative programs involving the entire school and the local community. Benefits of the suggested approach…

This is a collection of reports on innovative practices in student teaching programs. The label "innovative" is justified on the basis of the investigation's scope. Identification of innovative student teaching practices was accomplished by contacting chief state school officers, chairmen and members of state commissions on teacher…