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Scanlon, Erin; Schreffler, Jillian; James, Westley; Vasquez, Eleazar; Chini, Jacquelyn J. – Physical Review Physics Education Research, 2018
Federal legislation specifies equitable access to education for all students at all levels of education, including postsecondary. To explore how well the physics education research (PER) community is currently serving students who inherently vary in needs, abilities, and interests, four research-based curricula (Tutorials in Introductory Physics,…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Access to Education, Curriculum Development
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Fulk, Barbara M.; King, Kathy – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2001
This article briefly reviews the research on classwide peer tutoring and presents guidelines for implementing peer tutoring in classes that include students with disabilities. It discusses preparation of materials, assigning students to pairs, student training, and classroom implementation. Specific application to reading instruction is made.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Peer Teaching
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King-Sears, Margaret E.; Cummings, Craig S. – Remedial and Special Education, 1996
This article describes successful practices implemented by general education teachers in inclusive settings. A model for evaluating teacher comfort levels with identified teaching practices is suggested, to target areas in which educators desire support. Two practices, classwide peer tutoring and self-management, are examined to show effects of…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools
Brankin, Gayle P.; And Others – 1991
This manual for literacy tutors focuses on interactional processes between the tutor and adult student (including those with disabilities). Six processes are stressed throughout: (1) getting to know the learner, (2) participatory assessment, (3) learner-directed goal development, (4) gathering and developing teaching resources, (5) implementing…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Curriculum Development, Disabilities
Fuchs, Douglas; And Others – 1996
A classwide peer tutoring program in reading, implemented at 12 elementary and middle schools in three contiguous districts in the middle of a southern state, was evaluated for its effectiveness with three learner types: low achievers with disabilities, low achievers without disabilities, and learners of average achievement. Twenty teachers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Cohen, Arthur M. – 1981
Drawing upon the responses of 268 instructors of randomly selected class sections offered at the Los Angeles Community College District during Fall 1980, this paper assesses the role of the faculty in remedying the underrepresentation of women, minorities, and the handicapped in science education. The paper first summarizes probable causes of this…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Basic Skills, Class Activities, College Faculty
Schrag, Judy A. – 1993
This document reviews information and research findings regarding various options to facilitate the full inclusion of students with disabilities. Principles of inclusive schools introduce the document. Three categories of strategies and interventions for working with students with disabilities are included: (1) program strategies, (2) classroom…
Descriptors: Class Size, Classroom Techniques, Consultation Programs, Cooperative Learning