The home study course described is for adults who are interested in developing skills in tutoring primary students in beginning mathematics. An outline is given of the contents of the course, and a description of the activities and resources involved in the course is provided. Ordering information for materials and a critique of the course are…

In the context of Knowledge Society, the convergence of knowledge and learning management is a critical milestone. "Intelligent Learning Infrastructure for Knowledge Intensive Organizations: A Semantic Web Perspective" provides state-of-the art knowledge through a balanced theoretical and technological discussion. The semantic web perspective…

Framed by theoretical and empirical research on cognitive and intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs), this commentary explores two areas. The first focuses on lack of conceptual clarity of the proposed constructivist stance and its related constructs. The second deals with similarities between the proposed stance and existing approaches documented in…

This summary presents features of the uTUTOR programming language. Intended for the experienced author who needs a quick reference for the form of a tag and for some of the restrictions on commands, it does not discuss fine details of the uTUTOR language. Topics covered are: (1) calculating, including operations and symbols, system functions,…

Recent evidence suggests that the use of children acting as tutors for their peers may prove beneficial to the tutor as well as to the tutee. There is now abundant, unsubstantiated anecdotal evidence, and some controlled experimental work, which suggests that the tutor benefits greatly from his involvement in teaching. The enactment of the role of…

A program in which regular class elementary students tutor their handicapped peers has proven beneficial to both tutors and tutees. (CL)

Discusses a collection of 75 research studies reporting great differences in one or more teaching productivity indices when two teaching methods and/or management systems are compared. In 26 percent of the sample cases, conventional instruction proved superior; the remaining 74 percent showed nonconventional methods such as programmed or…

Seven fifth and sixth graders were successfully taught to become insructional trainers with severely handicapped students (5-10 years old). The nonhandicapped students participated in a systematic program featuring formal information sessions, in-vivo instruction, and feedback. (Author/CL)

Thirty-one incarcerated handicapped adolescents who participated in 18 sessions of individual reading and arithmetic tutoring evidenced gains in achievement, with a greater gain in arithmetic than in reading. (CL)

Reports on the growth of tutorial programs in which children learn through teaching. (AJ)

Recounts personal experience tutoring Vietnamese students learning English. (HOD)

Construction science students in an environmental control course (n=153) engaged in reciprocal peer tutoring. The technique had a significant positive effect on performance, and students felt that it forced them to apply content and provided review and practice opportunities. (Contains 12 references.) (SK)

The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) provides additional funding for supplemental services including after-school tutoring. Presents information to help parents choose qualified tutors for their children. Includes a list of specific questions parents can ask in screening potential tutors or tutoring programs. (See also "Parents Guide to…