Describes the advantages and disadvantages of required v drop-in tutoring at a writing lab and advises the training of peer tutors through peer criticism in a credit-bearing course. (DD)

A study of seven trainees of a college-based computer training program for persons with physical disabilities investigated changes in self-concept when the trainees became tutors to others with physical disabilities. Results found that total self-concept of some tutors increased; however, some tutors' self-concept dropped after the training. (CR)

Discusses collaborative virtual learning environments and presents a system architecture to support such environments, defined by user needs and using state-of-the-art technologies. Includes a description of INVITE (Intelligent Distributed Virtual Training Environment), a project funded by the European Commission. (Author/LRW)

Describes a three-tiered teaching experiment in which teachers were studied over a protracted period of time as they attempted to understand and improve their approaches to one-to-one tutoring. Documents the initial and revised strategies of the teachers. Reports various indices of teacher change. Discusses strengths and limitations of the…

Describes the implementation of an intelligent tutoring system that employs a game environment and object-oriented user interface for teaching and learning, based on a computer game developed for industrial training. Discusses adventure games, game environments in education, simulation support, and user interface design. (Author/LRW)

Analyzes data from observations of first year university mathematics tutorials to elicit characteristics of teaching using the teaching triad, a tool developed in earlier research. Explores sensitivity to students and mathematical challenges. Provides insight into related pedagogic processes and shows approaches to analyzing teaching that address…

Notes the high-school students in the experimental group were given approximately 18 sessions of individual tutoring in which they practiced associations between letter patterns and pronunciations for pronounceable parts of words. Finds these students showed greater improvements on all measures than did students in a control condition when the…

Focuses on the necessary elements that must be considered when preparing tutors of second language learners. Intends to guide practitioners on the information that is critical to support tutors so they can be more effective with immigrant children. (SG)

Detailed interviews with four volunteer tutor/student pairs at the Stow Hill Adult Literacy Centre in Newport (England) found that peer tutoring substantially increased student confidence and reduction of anxiety about literacy problems and negative schooling experiences. Tutors also learned from the experience. (SK)

A component analysis of the reciprocal peer tutoring (RPT) strategy was performed in a study involving 70 female and 30 male undergraduates. Results support the RPT strategy of pairing students in a reciprocal tutor/tutee relationship. Implications for teaching practice are discussed. (SLD)

Describes the author's reflections as she tutored three first-graders in writing, focusing on how she and one student both expanded beyond restricting ideas of what they were to do. (SR)

Presents a play tutoring strategy for integrating young developmentally delayed children into play with nondelayed peers. The method used simplifies sociodramatic play through the use of play formats. (RJC)

Examines the impact of one-on-one tutoring on the reading abilities of students with high listening comprehension scores. Concludes that there is no confirmation that listening comprehension is a reliable indicator of capacity level for students whose listening comprehension scores are above their expected grade placements. (RS)

Examines the advantages and disadvantages of peer tutoring and Paired Reading, a program of structured pair-work between children with different reading abilities. Claims these methods have great potential for cooperative learning, and emphasizes that good organization by the teacher is essential. (MM)

Relates the process of tutoring a gifted high school student. Asserts that his problems are not unique: bright students often have the same difficulty learning from expository text as average or below average students, and they can be as disorganized as everyone else. Suggests that high schools should offer instruction in content area reading.…