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Download full textBrantley, Jerry; And Others – 1981
The Basic Skills Program described in this report was developed by Macomb County Community College (MCCC) as a semester-long pre-vocational program for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) students. Following introductory material, Part I presents a general review of postsecondary developmental education programs for…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Planning, Community Colleges, Counseling
Asselin, Susan B.; Vasa, Stanley F. – 1981
Because of its benefits to classroom teachers, tutors, and tutees, peer tutoring as a strategy for instructing handicapped students in vocational education is gaining in popularity. Several factors are important to the successful implementation of a peer tutoring program, including administrative support, assessment of tutoring needs, and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Models
LOHMAN, MAURICE A. – 1967
IN THE PROJECT EVALUATED IN THIS REPORT, THE SCHOOL DAY WAS EXTENDED 2 HOURS MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, TO OFFER REMEDIAL AND TUTORIAL HELP IN READING, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, AND TYPING. ITS SPECIAL POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INCLUDED ACTIVITIES IN THE ARTS, HOME ECONOMICS, INDUSTRIAL ARTS, AND LANGUAGE ARTS. A TRIP…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, After School Programs, Art Activities, Dance
National Association of Independent Schools, Boston, MA. – 1978
Following a conference on reading and study skill development in secondary schools, the seven independent schools involved were asked to describe how they develop the skills needed by their students. The resulting report includes a discussion of the problems involved in teaching study skills and offers descriptions of the following: a small…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Educational Objectives, Individualized Instruction, Junior High Schools
Hollister, William G.; And Others – 1973
Based on a North Carolina feasibility study (1967-73) which focused on development of a pattern for providing comprehensive mental health services to rural people, this guide deals with programming school mental health in Vance and Franklin counties. Detailing both successes and failures, this booklet presents the following program activities: (1)…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classroom Guidance Programs, Discussion Groups, Elementary Secondary Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Migratory Child Div. – 1975
During fiscal year 1975, the Florida Migratory Child Compensatory Program (FMCCP) served 19,455 migrant children through its Early Childhood Learning Program, Language Arts Tutorial Program, and Learn and Earn Program. The Early Childhood Learning Program provided 6,361 three, four, and five year olds with physical and dental examinations,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Ancillary Services, Career Education, Community Involvement
Pica, Teresa – 1975
The general objective of this project is to enhance the educational and psycho-social development of seventh and eighth grade students who are experiencing learning or psycho-social deficits. This is accomplished through a meaningful tutorial relationship with a senior citizen aide. Together the adolescent student and tutor create educational…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Demonstration Programs, Emotional Disturbances, Exceptional Persons
Teaching One-to-One: A Diagnostic Approach to Beginning Tutoring. Instructional Concept Guide No. 2.
Palmatier, Robert A.; And Others – 1975
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any time of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Palmatier, Robert A. – 1976
The instructional concept guide is part of a system developed for tutor training and support. It is primarily designed for volunteers, but it can also be adapted to the training of paraprofessional tutors for any type of adult literacy program. A key component in the system is the Tutor Support Library, consisting of Instructional Concept Guides…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
COP Bulletin, 1972
The Tutorial Community Project (TCP) is a seven-year effort (1968-1975) designed to establish a model elementary school in the Los Angeles City School System. This document reports the project's accomplishments at Wilshire Crest and Dublin Avenue schools during the first year of the TCP. The main thrust of TCP is to develop a model, self-renewing,…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Cross Age Teaching, Disadvantaged Schools, Educational Programs
Drummond, Robert; And Others – 1975
Project STEP was developed at John Reed Middle School, Redding, Connecticut, to investigate the feasibility of directly involving retired citizens in an instructional relationship with learning-disabled junior and senior high school students. The project proposed to demonstrate the effectiveness of techniques for training senior citizens as…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cross Age Teaching, Handicapped Students, Individual Development
Carmola, Inge Jacobs – 1995
How students are affected by a mentoring relationship and to what degree were studied over 3 years in the evaluation of a mentoring program that aims to improve student motivation, achievement, and behavior. In addition to a survey of 85 mentors and 89 teachers, the study examined some objective measures of student achievement for 40 elementary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Child Development, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedBliss, Joan; And Others – Oxford Review of Education, 1996
Explores and identifies scaffolding (adults helping children learn inaccessible material) strategies in three specific primary schooling contexts: design and technology, mathematics, and science. Delineates the differences among scaffolding, everyday knowledge, and specialist knowledge. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Computer Uses in Education, Cross Age Teaching, Developmental Stages
Peer reviewedAnd Others; Topping, K. J. – Higher Education Review, 1997
In a University of Central Lancashire (England) program, upperclassmen support learning of peers through small-group peer tutoring in study skills, earning academic credits for doing so. The program targets courses with difficult content, predominance of lectures, and low rates of teacher-student interaction. Evaluation indicates reduced course…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Classroom Techniques, College Credits, College Instruction
Peer reviewedHowell, T. Howard; Matlin, Karl – Journal of Dental Education, 1995
Harvard University's new dental school curriculum, and the changes mandated for its implementation, are discussed. The curriculum is characterized by small tutorial groups, student-centered instruction, and clinical treatment teams. The innovations have required significant institutional revitalization efforts and financial investment, with…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Allied Health Occupations Education, Change Strategies, Clinical Experience
