The first paper (by Jim Jarrett) in this monograph on the Kansas State Inservice Plan offers an overview of one facet of staff development plans, i.e., peer coaching and its effectiveness in teacher inservice education. The next paper (by Dan Neuenswander) reviews the Kansas State Department of Education Inservice Plan, defining inservice and/or…

The purpose of this study was to determine the conditions under which children at computers help or teach each other and to identify ways teachers might efficiently prepare and supervise a computer area. A total of 36 observations were collected of 4- through 7-year-old children and their teachers in three early childhood programs. One hundred and…

The institution of peer tutoring among black school children is the subject of this paper. The author acknowledges that while peer tutoring is not a new concept, the idea is resurging, especially among educators, because of: (1) the failure of the educational system to adequately prepare a large portion of urban youth educationally; (2) a…

The relative effectiveness of tutoring for both partners was examined by comparing tutoring with other learning activities that differed either in the amount of exposure to the learning materials or the presence of a helping relationship or both. The subjects were 160 undergraduates who were evaluated on their acquisition of Esperanto. Subjects…

Three Student Team Learning techniques have been extensively researched and found to significantly increase student learning. In Student Teams Achievement Divisions (STAD), teams are made up of high, average, and low performing students of both genders and different racial and ethnic backgrounds. Team members study worksheets, work problems in…

Reviewed is the practice of using children to teach other children; and described is an organized approach, Peer Assisted Learning, designed to assist the regular class placement of mildly handicapped students through peer involvement. Outlined are such steps as recruiting participants, delineating responsibilities, tutor training, implementation…

This booklet contains ideas, organized by curriculum area, for using peer tutoring as a planned classroom activity. Included are outlines of the tutoring process, tutor training, ways for incorporating tutor teams into classroom routines, and type of materials needed. Activity ideas for math and language arts are presented, and record keeping…

The literature on peer tutoring is reviewed, and guidelines are offered for developing a peer tutoring program for handicapped students. Research on peer tutoring is examined in terms of rationale, special education benefits, affective change, and academic gains. Aspects of program development considered include administrative arrangements,…

Peer tutoring with 12 students in an elementary multi-categorical resource room was initiated as a method of changing interaction from verbal aggression and hostility to overt helpfulness and support for one another. A mini-training session for the six older students instructed them in goals, methods, reinforcement, and modeling. Tutors received…

It is suggested that the use of undergraduates as teachers can improve attitudes toward a class and improve grades for tutors and tutees as a result of increased peer interaction. (Author/ND)

Intended for use by classroom teachers and supervisors, this paper presents guidelines for implementing a peer tutoring program. The contents provide a definition of peer tutoring, a program rationale, and a list of steps for program implementation. Responsibilities of participating teachers and guidelines for selecting tutors and tutorial…

This paper identifies three trends in reading research that reflect the shift from an emphasis on teaching method to the examination of individual and contextual variables, an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the reading process, and the effort to develop more comprehensive models of the reading process. Three studies of cross-age and…

This program, included in Effective Reading Programs . . . serves approximately 500 pupils in kindergarten through grade six who are eligible for Title I services. About 50 percent of the students are black and about 50 percent are white. Pupil selection is based on low reading capability as determined by test scores, pupil performance, or teacher…

The purpose of a five-week pilot project in composition at a Manhattan inner city high school were to test a methodology for teaching the nonnarrative essay and to determine if students could provide informed editorial guidance to other students in regular peer criticism sessions. The assumptions underlying the approach are that the central…

The aim of this study was to obtain information about how advisory teachers and persons within schools perceive the operation of the Advisory Teacher Service inaugurated in the Queensland State Department of Education in 1970. The service was provided so that advisory teachers would visit primary schools on invitation of the principal and help…