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A. Chang; E. Mauer; J. Wanzek; S. Kim; N. Scammacca; E. Swanson – Grantee Submission, 2025
Cross-age tutoring is an educational model where an older tutor is paired with a younger tutee, valued for its economic advantages and capacity to engage participants. This model leads to improvements in both academic performance and behavior, as evidenced by Shenderovich et al. ("International Journal of Educational Research, 76,"…
Descriptors: Tutors, Tutoring, Tutorial Programs, Cross Age Teaching
Noordhoorn, Lennie – 1990
The AVID program, available at 66 sites in San Diego County (California), prepares students from groups underrepresented in postsecondary education for 4-year college eligibility. Secondary-level students participating in the program are enrolled in a college preparatory sequence of courses and one section of AVID, in which tutor-led study groups…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Bound Students, College Preparation, Cooperative Learning
Schleifer, Harold B. – 1974
In order to meet the needs of the heterogeneous student body resulting from an open admissions policy, an audiotutorial system is recommended for the City University of New York. The proposal would combine the efforts of the three distinct units offering instruction on each campus: (1) traditional academic departments, (2) a remedial academic…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Audiotape Recordings, Audiovisual Instruction, Autoinstructional Aids
Miller, Harry L. – 1977
The program's long-range purpose was to enhance the Native American student's self esteem, and hence improve his ability to take advantage of opportunities in education and career development. Specific objectives were to develop in Native American students a strong sense of their heritage and culture; to operate an informational resource center…
Descriptors: Academic Education, American Indians, Career Guidance, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Spencer, Vicky G.; Balboni, Giulia – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2003
This review provides an updated synthesis on peer tutoring research focusing on school-age students with mental retardation serving as tutors and/or tutees. The focus included peer tutoring implementations in the areas of academic, social, and daily living/self-help skills. Results of the 52 studies were categorized and discussed according to…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Daily Living Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence
Hazard, William R.; And Others – Journal of Teacher Education, 1967
Recognizing that weaknesses in teacher education programs stem partly from the isolation of the school of education from both the liberal arts and the public schools, Northwestern University designed a program to make teacher preparation an all-university responsibility, to strengthen academic preparation, and to increase the relevance of…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Education Majors
Davies, Peter – 2002
The key features of student achievement were examined at twelve sixth form colleges (SFCs) in the United Kingdom with an emphasis on strategies to maintain and improve performance. It was found that students at SFCs have on average higher prior attainment and suffer less deprivation than their counterparts in General Further Education and Tertiary…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Academic Persistence