Effectively targeting a heterogeneous student population is a common challenge in academic courses. Most traditional learning material targets the "average student," and is suboptimal for students who lack certain prior knowledge, or students who have already attained some of the course objectives. Student-activating learning material supports…

This study examined the effects of manipulating the modality (text-only, voice-only, voice+text) of a tutorial and restriction (restricted vs. unrestricted) of a simulation's interface on retention and transfer of tutorial content. The tutorial prepared novice students to use Packet Tracer, a simulation developed by Cisco that teaches network…

A discussion of how the child study team concept has evolved in the past few years and the advantages of the current model. (HB)

How student proctors are used in individualized tutorial instruction for college teaching. (HB)

Article presents an observation instrument for observing learning center instruction and the results of such observations in an audio-tutorial physics course at Cornell University. (Author)

Citing studies to demonstrate that illiteracy and functional illiteracy are not dying out, the author statistically describes the volunteer-teacher program (National Affiliation for Literacy Advance) derived from the Right to Read'' program. (AG)

Discusses the use of audiocassettes to support students in distance education. While tutor tapes will never be the primary means of student support because they are not interactive, they should be considered as a low cost, flexible option. (AVAIL: Open University, Northwest Region, 70 Manchester Road, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, M21 1PQ,…

Evaluation data is presented to document the effectiveness of the Traub Tutorial Program with learning disabled students. The method uses a diagnostic approach with sequential learning tasks and stresses the development of ability as well as actual achievement in the basic skills of reading, spelling, and handwriting. (CL)

The Business Etiquette Dining Tutorial is designed to teach students the skills of dining domestically and internationally in business settings. A test with 19 students showed that it improved their knowledge and ability to adapt to different cultural environments. (SK)

Effective statistical collaboration in a multidisciplinary health research environment requires skills not taught in the usual statistics courses. Graduates often learn such collaborative skills through trial and error. In this paper, we discuss the development of a biostatistical collaboration course aimed at graduate students in a Health…

Previous work has established that a narrated animation is more effective at communicating a complex biological process (signal transduction) than the equivalent graphic with figure legend. To my knowledge, no study has been done in any subject area on the effectiveness of animations versus graphics in the long-term retention of information, a…

Described the development of a program of tutoring services which utilized young mothers who offered their time and energies as volunteers in the public schools in El Paso. (RK)

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