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Pennington, Helen – Teaching of Psychology, 1990
Describes a training program conducted to prepare graduate students to teach laboratory-tutorial classes in an introductory psychology course. States that the program consisted of four sessions held over six weeks, and included role playing, video feedback, discussion, and written guidelines. Reports a positive reaction to the program. (DB)
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Institutes (Training Programs)
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Worthy, Jo; Prater, Sheryl – National Reading Conference Yearbook, 1998
Finds that preservice teachers in a reading-methods class felt that working with elementary students in a one-to-one tutorial program made them knowledgeable and confident, especially having continuous opportunities to put theory into practice, with support from more experienced and knowledgeable others; developing close and caring relationships…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Methods Courses
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Ivers, Karen S.; Barron, Ann E. – Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 1998
Investigates the effects of preservice teachers working in paired-learning conditions versus working independently on a computer-based tutorial/simulation designed to teach users about an electronic-mail system. Findings support previous research on the positive effects of paired learning using computer-based instruction designed for individual…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Cooperative Learning, Electronic Mail
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Journal of At-Risk Issues, 1998
Two tables summarize effects of mentoring in 10 middle schools in De Kalb County (Georgia) and from mentoring programs sponsored by the Big Brothers/Big Sisters organization. Both sets of programs show improved attendance and improved conduct, and the Georgia programs were associated with better grades. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Attendance, Behavior Patterns
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Holsgrove, Gareth J.; Lanphear, Joel H.; Ledingham, Iain McA. – Medical Teacher, 1998
Problem-based learning at the United Arab Emirates University has presented particular challenges. Students, used to a teacher-centered approach, needed more support in taking advantage of active learning and tutorial support than their Western counterparts required. Study guides have become valuable components of the curriculum. Discusses…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Cultural Context, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
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Devlin, Frank – Writing Center Journal, 1996
Examines two studies: one that shows that competent to highly competent writers find writing centers beneficial, and the other that shows that faculty continue to think of writing centers as suited to remedial students and surface level corrections. Attempts to glean from these studies important information that could act as a corrective to all…
Descriptors: Grammar, Higher Education, Punctuation, Remedial Instruction
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Newman, Anabel P. – Learning Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1994
This article examines the broad array of adult literacy program alternatives currently available. These include government-funded adult education programs, such as Adult Basic Education and Even Start, volunteer programs such as Laubach Literacy Action and Literacy Volunteers of America, business and industry sponsored programs, community-based…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Community Programs, Family Literacy
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Baker, Scott; Gersten, Russell; Keating, Thomas – Reading Research Quarterly, 2000
Describes "Start Making a Reader Today" (SMART), a volunteer tutoring program that helps K-2 students at risk of reading difficulties. Finds that the program improved students' word reading, reading fluency, and word comprehension, though level of performance at end of second grade was still much lower than that of average-achieving…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Longitudinal Studies, Primary Education, Program Descriptions
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Abbott, Sylvia P.; Berninger, Virginia W. – Annals of Dyslexia, 1999
Twenty children (grades 4 through 7) with reading disabilities participated in 16 one-hour individual tutorials over a one-month period with instruction for half the group including structural analysis and alphabet principle training without structural analysis. Children in both groups improved reliably and equally in reading and related measures.…
Descriptors: Alphabets, Individual Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades
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Parsons, Julie Lynn; Marchand-Martella, Nancy E.; Waldron-Soler, Kathleen; Martella, Ronald C.; Lignugaris/Kraft, Benjamin – Journal of Direct Instruction, 2004
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a peer-delivered "Corrective Mathematics" program ("CM"; Engelmann & Carnine, 1982) in a secondary general education classroom with students with low mathematics performance. Ten learners and 9 peer tutors participated in the study. Peer tutors instructed…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, High School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
Islam, Tofazzal; Rahman, Morshedur; Rahman, K. M. Rezanur – Online Submission, 2006
A new member of the mega-Universities, Bangladesh Open University (BOU) introduced a course team approach for developing effective course materials for distance students. BOU teaching media includes printed course books, study guides, radio and television broadcasts, audiocassettes and occasional face-to-face tutorials. Each course team…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Editing, Study Guides, Open Universities
Urzua, Carole – 1995
An elementary school program in which older children teach English literacy skills to younger children is described. The Literacy Club program, a regular class activity, matches older students whose native language is other than English (Rapid Readers) with younger students with the same native language (Little Readers) and involves the Rapid…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cross Age Teaching, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Omoniyi, Tope – 1995
Students' non-participation in tutorials seems to be more widespread in certain cultural environments than others. This paper investigates the usefulness and effectiveness of tutorials as pedagogical tools and cultural links. It is postulated that the conflict results from face-considerations and the students' definition of tutorials within an…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cultural Influences, Discourse Modes, Foreign Countries
Holding, Gordon – 1995
This document, which is based on the findings of a study of 10 further education (FE) colleges throughout the United Kingdom, is intended to help FE colleges review and enhance their curriculum for 16- to 19-year-old students in General Certificate of Education (GCE) A-level (Advanced Level) courses. Discussed first are the following reasons for…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
Misick, Jennifer; Santa Rita, Emilio – 1996
In the Student Development Tutoring Model (SDTM), tutors engage students with content in such a way as to both increase their understanding of content as well as their ability to use learning strategies independently in the future. To develop and evaluate a procedure for preparing tutors to use behaviors consistent with the SDTM, New York's Bronx…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Community Colleges, English (Second Language), Individual Instruction
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