The use of student proctors or tutors for a Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) has been considered essential; however, the cost of tutorial training programs may be prohibitive. In an attempt to develop an equivalent but less expensive alternative, students (N=219) participated in an evaluation of the use of a VAX computer system as a…

The increasing use of upper-grade students as tutors for younger children has been viewed as a means of reducing the achievement gap that exists among culturally-disadvantaged children. However, research has indicated that the potential of such a tutorial arrangement is linked closely to the tutoring techniques used, and unless student tutors are…

This study assessed the effects of small-group tutoring with and without validated classroom instruction on at-risk students' math problem solving. Stratifying within schools, 119 3rd-grade classes were randomly assigned to conventional or validated problem-solving instruction (Hot Math, schema-broadening instruction). Students identified as at…

The RALLY practitioner implements RALLY's prevention and intervention strategies, working with all of the students in a class to deliver nonstigmatizing, developmentally based services. The practitioner model is based on the philosophy that relationships are key to allowing students to achieve their full health and academic potential. RALLY…

In the past decade, researchers have attempted to develop computer-assisted learning and testing systems to help students improve their learning performance. Conventional testing systems simply provide students with a score, and do not offer sufficient information in order to improve their learning performance. It would be of more benefit to…

"Reading Recovery"[R] is a short-term tutoring intervention intended to serve the lowest-achieving (bottom 20%) first-grade students. The goals of "Reading Recovery"[R] are to promote literacy skills, reduce the number of first-grade students who are struggling to read, and prevent long-term reading difficulties. "Reading…

The question of where the line is often arises as tutors attempt to confine their tutoring within ethical boundaries suggested by the line image. On the surface, some issues look easy. To the question of whether tutors should offer advice on take-home test writing assignments, most writing center personnel would probably respond with…

An experiential component in preservice training for teachers of learning disabled students at Kent State University (Ohio) involves a tutoring experience on campus. Originally a volunteer experience, the tutoring component presented problems of scheduling, supervision, and location. On-campus required tutoring was then implemented with parents'…

This article describes classroom-tested ideas and activities for use in cross-age tutoring in elementary schools. (Editors/JA)

ALTERNATIVES TO THE TRADITIONAL METHOD OF TEACHING FRESHMAN COLLEGE COMPOSITION IN A LARGE UNIVERSITY WERE TESTED IN A 4-YEAR STUDY. THIS PILOT PROJECT EXPLORED THE FEASIBILITY OF COMBINING CORRESPONDENCE METHODS WITH RESIDENT COURSES IN FRESHMAN COMPOSITION AS A MEANS OF HANDLING PROJECTED INCREASES IN ENROLLMENT AT THE COLLEGE-FRESHMAN LEVEL.…

The Juniper Gardens Cooperative Preschool is a Head Start project staffed by the mothers of 30 4- and 5-year-olds who attend the preschool. This paper reports on two studies that attempted to upgrade practices in two teaching skills; classroom management and individual tutoring. The classroom was divided into five activity areas which the children…

Discussed is a research project designed to measure the relative effects of audiotape versus videotape feedback in a microteaching situation. Teachers were randomly assigned to one of three groups; audiotape feedback, videotape feedback, control. The teachers in the two feedback groups participated in an instructional sequence on microteaching…

Discusses the effect of cross age tutoring on adolescents, the experience for the tutor, and the quality and quantity of the effect. Having moved from the practical to the theoretical, it is suggested that a rigorous experimental study measuring several aspects of development needs to be conducted. (Author/DEP)

Reviews the procedures and outcomes of ten different peer tutoring projects. The evidence reviewed suggests that peer tutored paired reading accelerates children's reading progress, with peer tutors gaining more than the children who receive tutoring. (Author/JDH)

This study examined how six experienced teachers got information about students' knowledge and used that information to adjust their instruction while tutoring the students in addition. Each teacher tutored five simulated students and one live student. (RB)