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Download full textLawson, V. K. – 1981
Based on a project conducted by Literacy Volunteers of America (LVA), this guide contains procedures for creating humanities reading materials for adult new readers (fifth grade level or below). For successfully conducting the project, the guide presupposes that a coalition of librarians, literacy program personnel (learners, tutors, and literacy…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Creative Writing
Dale, Grady, Jr. – 1981
The Learning Assistance Program (LAP) at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center was designed to create an inter-school, inter-program network of students and faculty. The aim is to promote a Health Sciences Center-wide approach to help high risk students negotiate high risk courses and to maximize the learning potential of all students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Allied Health Occupations Education, Grade Point Average, Health Education
Martin, Frances – 1981
Intended as an overview for English department faculty with no direct experience in teaching freshman composition, this report contains a general account of the origin, basic features, and current direction of using tutorial methods in freshman composition classes. The five sections of the report provide the following information: (1) the history…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Conferences, Evaluation, Higher Education
Soll, Lila; McCall, Cecelia – 1981
One of four reports describing the basic skills programs in writing, reading, English as a second language, and mathematics at the City University of New York (CUNY), this volume describes the reading programs--including administrative structure, course structure and content, and faculty--for nine senior colleges and eight community colleges in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Programs, Counseling Services, Higher Education
Gaede, Owen F.; Singletary, Ted J. – 1979
This paper provides a summary of information and ideas relevant to the use of computers in science education, describes a variety of uses and strategies, discusses advantages and disadvantages of specific applications, and explores the decision-making process surrounding computer instruction implementation. Uses and strategies which are described…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Programs, Drills (Practice)
WALBERG, HERBERT J.; AND OTHERS – 1967
TO REPLICATE PREVIOUS STUDIES OF SELF-CONCEPT AND TEACHING ATTITUDES IN STUDENT TEACHERS, 2 GROUPS OF WOMEN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION STUDENTS WERE TESTED ON A SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL SCALE BEFORE AND AFTER TUTORING AND PRACTICE TEACHING EXPERIENCE. ONE GROUP DID PRACTICE TEACHING IN MIDDLE-TO UPPER-MIDDLE CLASS SUBURBAN SCHOOLS. ALTHOUGH THIS SAMPLE…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Bibliographies, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Youth
NEWMARK, GERALD – 1964
THE EMPHASIS IN THIS STUDY WAS ON EXPLORING MEANS OF MAKING PROGRAMS MORE RESPONSIVE TO INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES AMONG LEARNERS AND ON DEVELOPING RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR WRITING AND IMPROVING PROGRAMS. THE PROGRAMED COURSE IN BEGINNING SPANISH SELECTED FOR THE STUDY WAS DESIGNED FOR USE BY STUDENTS WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF A TEACHER. IT ATTEMPTS…
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Grade 7, Independent Study, Individual Differences
Hayes, Rosemary A. – 1978
A peer tutoring program was implemented in a nongraded innercity school in an effort to decrease discipline problems--specifically fighting--and to increase the reading comprehension of both tutors and tutees. The target group consisted of 25 intermediate and junior high school students who tutored 25 intermediate and primary school students. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Cross Age Teaching, Discipline Problems
Flinck, Rune – 1978
This study focused on the improvement of traditional two-way communication processes in correspondence education through variations on the uses of postal communications, reinforcing the feedback sent by mail with systematic telephone calls, and combinations of mail and face-to-face contacts; the primary focus was correspondence education combined…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attitudes
Pinette, Clayton, Ed. – 1979
Six articles are presented in this special interest journal focusing on two-year college reading instruction. Mindy Brooks discusses teaching and learning styles in terms of individual approaches to gathering and evaluating data. W. E. Jackson and Twalah Jackson discuss changes in the educational environment as related to the concept of "getting…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Community Colleges, Educational Environment, Educational Trends
Lumpkins, Bob G. – 1979
The general organizational and instructional procedures employed in teaching a methods course are described. The essential features that characterized the methods program are described in terms of the preservice teacher's role, the role of the instructor, grouping patterns employed, and teaching experience. A great deal of emphasis is given in…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Field Experience Programs, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Learning Laboratories
Carey, Philip – 1977
This paper describes a pilot program in institutional financing. It was designed to be used at a predominantly white Southwestern land grant university to increase the participation rate of black engineering students, but it may be used with slight modifications to increase the number of blacks and other minorities in other professions. In 1969…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Preparation, College Students, Educational Finance
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
Eberwein, Lowell; And Others – 1976
The first section of this annotated bibliography is a selected review of research on the effects of volunteer tutoring programs. Reviews of 34 studies note the number, level, and type of students; type of tutors; area of U.S.; length, frequency, and duration of tutoring sessions; and achievement and other results of the tutoring programs.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Community Involvement, Elementary Education, Literature Reviews
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
