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Ukeles, Seymour D. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1976
Describes a tutorial service for chemistry students that provides assistance from a faculty member and several student tutors for 30-32 hours a week. (MLH)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Community Colleges, Educational Programs

Wilson, D. B. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1978
A small-group tutorial technique is described that develops creative thinking in students having difficulties in problem solving. (MP)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Creative Thinking, Higher Education, Instruction
Wetz, James – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1978
The author puts forward proposals for bringing together the pastoral care and academic systems normally kept separate in secondary schools. (Editor)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Objectives, Learning Processes, Program Proposals
Stillman, Michael H. – NJEA Review, 1977
This article was written as part of a comprehensive manual designed to assist teachers in implementing a diagnostic/prescriptive mathematics program. The larger project known as Project SAIL (Student Achievement in Individualized Learning), is a nationally validated Title 111-IV (c) project currently funded for dissemination in New Jersey. (Editor)
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Student Evaluation, Student Needs

Schmid, Jeannine; Acredolo, Curt – Child Study Journal, 1978
This study examined the effectiveness of the Early Childhood Curriculum (ECC) as a viable instrument for the immediate acceleration of cognitive development among preschoolers. During an eight month tutorial project, ten 3-year-old children received one 15 minute lesson each week from the curriculum. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Classification, Cognitive Development, Conservation (Concept), Curriculum Evaluation
Leroux, Janice A. – Gifted Child Today (GCT), 1987
An advanced course in teaching the gifted, offered by the University of Ottawa, provides teachers with a practicum to experience co-learning strategies with gifted students and enriched learning opportunities for gifted students in a tutorial setting. (CB)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Gifted, Higher Education, Practicums

Bliss, Barbara A. – Library Trends, 1986
Describes characteristics of dyslexics and contributions to understanding their special needs provided by Orton's research. Insights into needs of adult dyslexics based on classroom experiences are summarized, their implications for librarians are suggested, and provision of special training for tutors in Dane County (Wisconsin) public library…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Dyslexia, Library Role, Library Services

Jacoby, Jay – Writing Center Journal, 1986
Lists scholarly works published during the past year that would be of particular interest to those who administer, work in, or make use of writing centers. Includes only works directly connected to writing center theory and practice. (HTH)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, High Schools, Higher Education, Peer Evaluation

Small, Michael W. – Australian Journal of Adult Education, 1986
Reports on a study that involved identifying and interviewing a sample of adult secondary distance education students to discover what learning strategies the group uses. Recommendations included prior screening of all adult secondary distance education students and development of a study technique program to teach learning strategies. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Distance Education, Learning Strategies, Sampling

North, Stephen M. – Rhetoric Review, 1985
Discusses the reason for the delay of designing and executing a case study method for writing center tutorials. (EL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Theories, Program Development, Research Methodology

Moore, Michael L. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1983
A computer assisted tutoring program developed at the Southwest Collegeate Institute for the Deaf is designed to improve deaf students' active vocabulary. An improvement of up to 60 percent in understanding science concepts has been observed among users of the program. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Deafness, Hearing Impairments, Science Instruction

Sheley, Joseph F. – Journal of Educational Research, 1984
Students enrolled in EXTRA, a tutorial program in basic reading and mathematics skills, were compared with non-EXTRA students to measure the program's success. EXTRA achieved success in mathematics tutorials but not in its reading program. Implications of findings are reviewed. (Author/DF)
Descriptors: After School Programs, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Mathematics Skills
Wilson, Jennifer – 2003
The America Reads Challenge (ARC) program, part of AmeriCorps, has the primary goal of ensuring that all children can read proficiently by the end of third grade. In Mississippi, the ARC program is referred to as the America Reads-Mississippi (ARM) program. In 1999, 37 schools in 25 school districts participated in this program, sponsored by 3…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction
Walker, Barbara J.; Scherry, Ronald; Morrow, Lesley Mandel – 1999
This book provides guidance and practical information for the organization of a volunteer tutoring program. Three sections take supervisors through each step of the program, including: publicizing, obtaining funding, establishing roles of each team member, training volunteers in effective tutoring, and assessing each student's and tutor's…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Program Implementation, Reading Instruction, Reading Programs
Donaldson, Susan K. – 2001
This document describes a community college advisement program that was implemented to improve the student pass rate for the national nursing licensure examination. The nursing faculty at Manatee Community College (Florida) recently instituted an advisement system during the final semester of the two-year nursing program. First, students were…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Nursing Education, Test Coaching