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Download full textDahlem, Glenn G. – 1973
In order to study empirically measurable characteristics of the tutorial relationship between an older student and a younger student, two separate investigations were conducted during two consecutive academic years, using different third graders as tutees and college or high school students as tutors in each study. The first research investigation…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cross Age Teaching, Cultural Influences, Ethnic Studies
PDF pending restorationDissemination and Assessment Center for Bilingual Education, Austin, TX. – 1974
This curriculum guide is designed for use by paraprofessionals (or home tutors) with preschool Mexican-American children in a home setting. This set consists of three volumes covering one year's instruction, with each volume covering ten weeks. Specific lesson plans in Spanish and English are provided for each day. The program's aims are to:…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Curriculum Guides, Educational Resources
Pellegrini, Robert J.; Hicks, Robert A. – 1971
The study measured the effects of attempted manipulation of tutors' expectations on the intellectual growth of their pupils. Tutors were given spurious information, allegedly based on testing, as to current and predicted intellectual fucntioning of their pupil. The experimental sample was comprised of 44 tutor-child pairs, with 11 paris assigned…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Evans, Franklin R. – 1977
A special course was designed to aid undergraduate subjects in preparing for the Graduate Record Examination--Quantitative (GRE-Q). The course included a short one-session discussion (Anxiety Reduction Session) of the GRE and its uses, and four sessions devoted to specific instruction in the basic mathematics required for the test and strategies…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Black Students, College Entrance Examinations, Cultural Differences
