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Cullen, Theresa A.; Cobb, Inger C. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2011
This study reports the results of a needs analysis of literacy programs for a library system serving three rural and suburban counties. It examines the computing skills and needs of literacy tutors as well as native-speaking and English language learner (ELL) literacy tutees enrolled in the programs. Paper surveys were mailed to tutors, who were…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Counties, Tutors, Adult Literacy
Barganski, Linda M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the study was to understand reading tutors' perceptions of the effectiveness of tutorial programs on reading achievement of at-risk students in a South Texas school district. Fifty-eight reading tutors tutoring at-risk students in grades 3-8 were asked to complete a survey entitled "Reading Tutor Survey" and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Tutorial Programs, Reading Achievement, Phonemic Awareness
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Trevino, Fernando M.; Eiland, D. C., Jr. – Journal of Medical Education, 1980
A peer tutorial program in the basic sciences implemented at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is evaluated. The grades of students receiving peer tutorials were analyzed and questionnaires were mailed to each participant soliciting their evaluation of services received. Future cost-benefit evaluations are planned. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Medical Students, Peer Teaching, Program Evaluation
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Heath, David A.; And Others – Journal of Optometric Education, 1989
A study compared the perceptions of remedial optometry students concerning themselves, cognitive strategies used in studying, the studying and evaluation processes, and study habits with their tutors' perceptions. Two predominant problems emerged: the extent of responsibility of the student in academic difficulty and discrepancies in tutor/tutee…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Learning Strategies, Optometry, Professional Education
Wurzbacher, Mark F.; Yeannakis, Christine H. – 1986
This review of the California Literacy Campaign (CLC), a statewide, community-oriented, library-based program funded under the California Library Services Act, is designed to determine the extent to which CLC has been effective in carrying out its mission, the manner in which increased effectiveness may be achieved, and ways in which program…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational Assessment, Library Services, Literacy Education