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The Perceptions of STEM Tutors on the Role of Tutorials in Distance Learning
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Campbell, Anne; Gallen, Anne-Marie; Jones, Mark H.; Walshe, Ann – Open Learning, 2019
As part of a wider study into perceptions that different university stakeholders have of tutorials, we investigated the UK Open University model for tuition through a process of semi-structured interviews with a self-selecting set of STEM tutors. The aim of the study was to elucidate perceptions that tutors have of the role and purpose of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Tutors, Tutorial Programs, Tutoring
Tutorials in the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) Open University System
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Castolo, Carmencita L. – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2016
Tutorial is one of the student support services often provided by open and distance teaching institutions. These are regularly scheduled meetings between a tutor and his/here students which may include individual consultation sessions, either face-to-face or through telephone; a more formal "lecture format;" optimal participation in…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Interviews, Foreign Countries, Open Universities
Using Collaboration to Foster Academic Integrity
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Prescott, Lynda – Open Learning, 2016
For students new to higher education, the task of developing their academic writing skills, and particularly the principles and practices of source-referencing, can be daunting. Although institutions and teachers can and do provide positive guidance on this score, all too often students veer into inadvertent plagiarism through lack of confidence…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Open Universities, Writing Instruction
Face-to-Face Tutorial Provision in the Universitas Terbuka (The Open University of Indonesia).
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Hiola, Yahya; Moss, Dennis – Distance Education, 1989
Describes an evaluative study conducted at the Universitas Terbuka (Indonesia) that examined the role of face-to-face tutorials as an optional supplement to other instructional materials at a distance education institution. Attitudes, characteristics, and roles of the tutors are examined, and student attitudes are briefly discussed. (21…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Developing Nations, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Face-to-Face and Distance Learning in Sri Lanka: Contradictory or Complementary.
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Ismail, A. G. H. – 1992
This paper explains the effectiveness of distance teaching in Sri Lanka and shows the importance of face-to-face components in distance learning to meet the needs of students and resources. Distance education in the Third World and the current status of distance education at the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL) are described, and the…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Distance Education, Educational Counseling, Foreign Countries
The Rough and the Smooth--Students' Experiences of O.U. Study. Open-Ended Feedback from the Student Opinion Survey. The "Pete Davey Survey." Report No. 2.
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Mason, Robin; Morgan, Alistair – 1986
The Student Opinion Survey was sent to a random sample of 2,600 Open University (OU) students who had gained at least two credits and were studying during 1984. The response rate was 84 percent. Responses to open-ended questions on about one-third of those questionnaires were analyzed to determine the significant phenomena in students' experiences…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Courses, Distance Education, Educational Administration