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Monti, David – New England Reading Association Journal, 1971
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Discipline Problems, Grade 4, Grade 9
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Gold, Patricia Cohen; Johnson, John A. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1982
Examined the effectiveness of specific psychoeducational tutoring methods on achievement in reading, self-esteem, auding, and verbal language in 132 youths and adults reading below fifth level. Found subjects made significant improvement. Also tested the adequacy of a developmental reading model for adult illiterates. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Literacy Education, Outcomes of Education
Lewis, James M. – Educational Technology, 1979
Reviews some representative literature in man/machine tutorial systems. Student-to-student tutoring, tutoring by proctor, tutoring in programed instruction and with teaching machines, auto/audio/video tutoring, and tutoring with computers are discussed. (RAO)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Educational Technology, Individualized Instruction
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West, John; And Others – Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 1980
Students who underwent counseling displayed a positive difference in classroom behavior, relationships with teachers and peers, and self-understanding. Tutored children improved their academic behavior and teachers reported success with several strategies for behavior change. (JAC)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Economically Disadvantaged
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Medway, Frederic J.; Lowe, Charles A. – American Educational Research Journal, 1980
Cross-age tutors and tutees (n=122 children) felt that tutorial learning was most dependent on effort rather than ability factors and attributed positive learning consequences to their tutoring partner, but negative learning consequences to themselves. (Author/RL)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Attribution Theory
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Duke, Charles R. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1980
Advocates individualizing remedial writing courses at the college level and describes three programs that emphasize individual placement, focus on student writing rather than on workbook materials, and offer peer tutoring. (MKM)
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Learning Laboratories, Peer Teaching, Program Descriptions
Dyke, John G. – Aspects of Educational and Training Technology Series, 1992
Final-year computer studies students in an expert systems class were given conventional tutorials, computerized tutorials, and computer tutorials with a mastery class. Both groups using tutorials out performed the control group; however, no statistically significant difference was found between groups using computer tutorials. Concludes that…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Science Education, Cost Effectiveness, Expert Systems
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Hirsch, Linda – College ESL, 1996
Discusses interviews of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students' conducted to assess their reactions to a tutorial project for improving cognitive performance in content courses through the use of talk and writing as learning tools. The study concludes that ESL learners should be given opportunities to use their own language resources to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, College Students, Educational Environment
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Fox, Barbara J.; Wright, Maripat – Reading Teacher, 1997
Describes a cross-age reading program called Storymates, which connected school and home literacy experiences of 9-, 10-, and 11-year olds through storybook reading to younger siblings, relatives, and neighborhood friends. Discusses exploring story structure in the classroom; reading storybooks in school and at home; how retellings improved; and…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Program Descriptions, Reading Aloud to Others
Gordon, Edward E.; And Others – Training and Development Journal, 1989
The literacy training program of Imperial Educational Corporation is a small-group, individualized approach to basic skills instruction for employees lacking basic skills. Pilot studies how significant growth in academic and study skills and positive motivational changes in relation to learning and work. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Basic Skills, Corporate Education
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Worth, Vincent – Open Learning, 1994
Discusses prison education in Great Britain and reports on a study of Open University prison tutors that investigated tutorial relationships, student characteristics, and contextual features. Highlights include research on prison education; the Open University/Home Office Scheme that arranged prison education; and an appendix that shows course…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Faculty, Context Effect, Correctional Education
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Weine, Andrew M.; And Others – Child Study Journal, 1993
A group of high-risk transfer students in third through fifth grades participated in a school orientation program and received tutoring at school. A second group received additional tutoring at home. Both groups showed modest improvements in academic and social behavior. Combined tutoring at home and school was more effective for third graders…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Elementary School Students, High Risk Students
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Rings, Sally; Sheets, Rick A. – Journal of Developmental Education, 1991
Advocates grounding a tutor training program in research-based theoretical models, such as student development and metacognitive theories. Recommends that tutor training cover student development philosophy, effective communication skills, campus resources, instructional support materials, learning theory/learning styles, metacognitive approaches…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Higher Education, Metacognition, Peer Teaching
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Tirosh, Dina; And Others – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1991
Described is a computer-based tutoring program that helped to improve computational performance for 16 preservice elementary teachers by effectively increasing their awareness of a tendency to divide consistently by the smaller of 2 numbers presented within division word problems. (JJK)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Division, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Teachers
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Hartman, Hope J. – Journal of Developmental Education, 1990
Analyzes factors internal to the tutor and tutee (i.e., cognition, metacognition, and affect) and external to them (e.g., teacher/tutor background knowledge, educational environment, content to be learned, socioeconomic status, family background, and cultural forces) that influence the tutoring process. Suggests a theoretical framework for…
Descriptors: College Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Evaluation Criteria, High Risk Students
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