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From the Laboratory to the Classroom: The Effects of Equivalence-Based Instruction on Neuroanatomy Competencies
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Fienup, Daniel M.; Mylan, Sanaa E.; Brodsky, Julia; Pytte, Carolyn – Journal of Behavioral Education, 2016
Equivalence-based instruction (EBI) has been used to successfully teach college-level concepts in research laboratories, but few studies have examined the results of such instruction on classroom performance. The current study answered a basic question about the ordering of training stimuli as well as an applied question regarding the effects of…
Descriptors: College Students, Teaching Methods, Science Laboratories, Training
Making Peer Tutoring Work.
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Jenkins, Joseph R.; Jenkins, Linda M. – Educational Leadership, 1987
The Lake Washington School District (WA) has developed a successful peer tutoring program for elementary and secondary students. Identifies the characteristics of successful tutoring programs, how to start a program, recruitment and scheduling needs, selection of tutors and learners, and how to maintain tutor involvement. Includes a table and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Peer Teaching, Teaching Methods
After the Sock Factory: Collaboration between Generations in the Writing Center.
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Hanks, Janet; Heller, Frances – Inquiry, 1999
Through awareness of the needs of non-traditional students and careful tutor training, the staff of Virginia's New River Community College's (NRCC's) writing center assist students with both writing-related tasks and integration into academic life. Describes how NRCC's writing center aids its students and suggests techniques that should be used to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Nontraditional Students, Student Needs, Teaching Methods
Interfacing Tutoring and Reading Programs: Training Tutors to Do My Job.
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Hall, Conner – 1975
A program for tutorial assistance and tutor training at the University of Texas at Austin is described in this document. The tutorial assistance program attempts to provide help with both study skills and specific course content, since students experiencing academic difficulty in a specific course may request tutoring aid, not realizing that their…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Reading Programs
Students as Tutors in Schools: Resource Pack.
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BP Educational Service, Poole (England). – 1994
Student tutoring has proven itself effective both in providing role models and academic assistance. This package was produced to provide encouragement, guidance, and support for all involved with student tutoring programs, including coordinators, teachers, and the student tutors themselves. An introduction explains tutoring and its benefits, with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
A RESEARCH PROGRAM TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS PRESCHOOL INTERVENTION PROGRAMS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND THE STRATEGIC AGE FOR SUCH INTERVENTION.
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KARNES, MERLE B. – 1968
THIS DOCUMENT EXAMINES 3 METHODS OF PRESCHOOL INTERVENTION, (1) HOME TUTORING SERVICES, (2) HOME TRAINING OF THE INFANT BY THE MOTHER, AND (3) CLASSROOM (NURSERY SCHOOL) INTERVENTION. THE RESULTS OF PROVIDING 1 YEAR OF TUTORING IN THE HOME OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WAS ENCOURAGING. THE TUTORED AND NONTUTORED CHILDREN WERE COMPARABLE ON THE CATTELL…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Disadvantaged Youth, Home Instruction, Home Programs