Descriptor
| Student Teacher Relationship | 13 |
| Tutorial Programs | 13 |
| Tutoring | 13 |
| Tutors | 5 |
| Adult Literacy | 3 |
| Adult Reading Programs | 3 |
| Adult Students | 3 |
| Cross Age Teaching | 3 |
| Paraprofessional Personnel | 3 |
| Student Participation | 3 |
| Volunteer Training | 3 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Teaching at a Distance | 1 |
Author
| Palmatier, Robert A. | 3 |
| Bloom, Sophie | 1 |
| Cember, Esther | 1 |
| Gordon, Rhonda Ellen | 1 |
| Hicks, Robert A. | 1 |
| Linder, Steven | 1 |
| Murgatroyd, Steve | 1 |
| Pellegrini, Robert J. | 1 |
| Reigstad, Tom | 1 |
| Ryan, Thomas P. | 1 |
| Tarkan, Myrna | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Guides - General | 6 |
| Books | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Researchers | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Peabody Picture Vocabulary… | 1 |
| Wechsler Intelligence Scale… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Reigstad, Tom; And Others – 1980
Designed to describe and assess the activities engaged in between a writing tutor and a student in a one-to-one writing conference, this survey contains two forms. The first records the student's major, native language, source of the writing task with which he or she needs help, and the student's perception of the problem. The second form, filled…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Records (Forms), Secondary Education, Student Teacher Relationship
Download full textLinder, Steven; Gordon, Rhonda Ellen – 1974
A background manual for tutors explains and defines their role in a system of individualized education in some detail. Differences between the role of teacher and the role of tutor are analyzed. Methods of forestalling cheating and other "black-market operations" are discussed. Tutoring procedures are outlined and individualized education manuals…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Guides, Individualized Instruction, Learning Theories
Murgatroyd, Steve – Teaching at a Distance, 1980
From tape recordings of 30 tutorial sessions at the Open University it is concluded that the teacher's role is less than the ideal of facilitator of learning; there is great pressure from students for the teacher to instruct rather than discuss the course material. (MSE)
Descriptors: Extension Education, External Degree Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Bloom, Sophie – 1975
Group classes with 30-40 children per teacher favor the children who catch on fast. These children participate more in class and give more feedback to the teacher, so the teacher gears instruction to them and goes too fast for students who are having difficulty. Peer and cross-age tutoring, can supplement class learning and help the below-average…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Cross Age Teaching, Group Instruction
Wolf, Aline D. – 1976
This manual for elementary school reading tutors emphasizes that a positive attitude--caring about the student--is the most important ingredient in a successful tutoring relationship. After an introductory section on tutoring, the manual presents these basic steps for teaching reading: sounding out consonants and short vowels, word building,…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Individualized Reading, Learning Activities, Learning Disabilities
Cember, Esther; Tarkan, Myrna – 1973
This tutor's handbook is designed to assist people working with elementary and junior high school students who have learning problems. Emphasis is on (a) building a good relationship between tutor and tutee; (b) describing a profile of children with learning problems; (c) giving descriptions of common reading problems, general tips for tutoring,…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Junior High School Students, Mathematics Instruction, Reading Difficulty
Palmatier, Robert A.; And Others – 1975
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs
Palmatier, Robert A.; And Others – 1975
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
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
National Commission on Resources for Youth, Inc., New York, NY. – 1968
This manual, designed for the use of administrators in implementing a Youth Tutoring Youth Program (developed to encourage positive attitudes in tutors towards going to school, holding jobs, and helping others), outlines the employment of underachieving, disadvantaged 14- and 15-year-old Neighborhood Youth Corps enrollees as tutors for elementary…
Descriptors: After School Education, Cross Age Teaching, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Palmatier, Robert A.; And Others – 1975
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Van Wessem, Katherine – 1968
Underachievers from junior high grades were assigned to tutor younger children classified as slow learners. Tutors volunteered and were given choices as to what they would teach; however, stress was usually on their own educational needs. No research was presented but a general evaluation of the program indicated success. Students learned from…
Descriptors: Educational Methods, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Education, Individualized Instruction
Ryan, Thomas P. – 1980
This document presents narrative descriptions of 14 selected programs for reducing truant and disruptive behavior in schools, as selected by a group of Virginia educators in a project sponsored by the Virginia Department of Education. Among the tools utilized in these programs are behavior modification using tokens, in-school tutoring, in-school…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Attitude Change, Basic Skills, Behavior Change
