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Cogie, Jane; Strain, Kim; Lorinskas, Sharon – Writing Center Journal, 1999
Describes how one writing center with many English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students has integrated the "cultural informant" role of tutors with their role of teaching self-editing strategies. Reviews the process of introducing ESL students to use of a learner's dictionary, minimal marking, and error logs. Offers examples of using these…
Descriptors: Class Activities, English (Second Language), Error Correction, Higher Education
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Pond, Keith; Ulhaq, R; Wade, W – Innovations in Education and Training International, 1995
Describes a two-year study of first-year undergraduates at Loughborough University of Technology (England), focusing on the enhancement of student learning in tutorials through peer review and peer assessment. Outlines the methodology, design, and problems of the peer review process and offers interpretations of some peer-generated marks.…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Foreign Countries, Grades (Scholastic), Higher Education
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Caserta-Henry, Carol – Reading Teacher, 1996
Describes the Reading Buddies program in which high school students tutor first graders at risk of failure in reading while receiving training provided by university professors. (SR)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Grade 1, High Risk Students, High School Students
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Thrope, Lynne; Wood, Karen – Clearing House, 2000
Offers an overview of research on cross-age tutoring. Describes a successful cross-age tutoring program pairing 7th-grade with 3rd-grade students. Offers guidelines for developing a successful cross-age tutoring program. (SR)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Early Adolescents, Educational Research, Elementary Education
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Roseberry-McKibbin, Celeste; O'Hanlon, Laureen – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2005
In 1990, public school speech-language pathologists (SLPs) all over the United States were surveyed regarding service delivery to English language learner (ELL) students. In 2001, the survey was replicated with a larger national sample (N = 1736). Results from surveys in both decades showed that one of the most frequently encountered service…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Speech Language Pathology, Language Impairments, English
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Ashwin, Paul – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2005
This paper examines Oxford University students' conceptions of the role of the tutorial in their learning. An analysis of interviews with 28 students constituted four qualitatively different conceptions of the "Oxford Tutorial". These ranged from the tutorial involving the tutor explaining to the student what the student did not know, to the…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Tutorial Programs, College Students, Tutors
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Hattie, John – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 2006
This article presents three related evaluation studies looking at the effectiveness on achievement and motivation of Reading Together, a cross-age peer-tutoring reading program. The effects on tutees, tutors, teachers, and parents were monitored. The advantages of Reading Together began to accrue during the second and third phases of the program.…
Descriptors: Tutorial Programs, Cross Age Teaching, Evaluation Research, Program Effectiveness
Larkin, Jill H., Ed.; Chabay, Ruth W., Ed. – 1992
The complementary, but distinct, approaches of computer assisted instruction (CAI) and intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) are first summarized, then followed by a collection of papers discussing shared issues toward which these complementary approaches are directed. The purpose of this book is to foster a mutual understanding of shared issues and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Oppewal, Tom – 1994
This paper reports on a study of early teacher training field experience to assess what was happening and the extent to which the objectives of the field experience were met. Objectives included a greater understanding of how students think and learn, improved ability when choosing tutoring strategies, and enhanced observation skills. Data were…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Nash, Diane; Treffinger, Don – 1993
Mentorships, the art of a creatively productive person teaching, counseling, and inspiring a student with similar interests, can be the result of circumstance or they can be the result of mentorship programs engineered in the academic world. Data collected from over 25 different academic models of mentorship have been distilled into 7 key steps to…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Counseling, Definitions, Elementary Secondary Education
Hughes, Carolyn; And Others – 1995
This curriculum is designed for a high school course in which nondisabled students receive training and act as peer tutors and role models for peers with special needs for one class period each day. An introductory course description covers peer tutor qualifications and requirements, examples of activities with peers, and benefits to peer tutors.…
Descriptors: Course Content, Helping Relationship, High School Students, High Schools
O'Connell, Ann Aileen; Bol, Linda – 1995
Interpreting information regarding health risks, crime statistics, and government polls requires some ability to use and interpret probabilities. Studies have shown that even after training or coursework in probability and statistics, people still have many difficulties solving probability problems. The thesis of this document is that helping…
Descriptors: College Students, Computer Assisted Instruction, Higher Education, Intelligent Tutoring Systems
Tuck, Kathy D. – 1991
The District of Columbia Junior High School Intensive Care and School Involvement Program (JHSICSIP) was designed to improve achievement and attendance among at-risk students, with the ultimate goal of preventing school dropouts. This program completed its second year of implementation during school year 1990-91 and operated in six junior high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Dropout Prevention, High Risk Students
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
Hunzer, Kathleen M. – 1994
Research assessing the effectiveness of writing tutorial programs should consider how gender contributes to dynamics of the student tutor relationship. In "On Becoming a More Effective Tutor," Lil Brannon catalogues different postures that the writing tutor may adopt: some are more friendly, concerned with the student's self-esteem,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Higher Education, Sex Differences, Sex Stereotypes
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