To assess the role of sibling teaching, 56 preschool-age children, their mothers, and their infant siblings were observed as the preschoolers attempted to teach their younger siblings the operation of a toy camera. (BJD)

The essays in this collection explore how educators can formalize the use of peer learning to encourage more effective learning in higher education. The chapters are: (1) "Introduction: Making the Move to Peer Learning" (David Boud); (2) "Designing Peer Learning" (Jane Sampson and Ruth Cohen); (3) "Strategies for Peer Learning: Some Examples"…

Cross-age teaching occurs when someone shares skills and knowledge with another person who is older or younger. Cross-age teaching of crime or substance abuse prevention skills by students can prevent or reduce crime. This bulletin contains suggestions for starting a cross-age teaching program through the following steps: (1) determine the focus;…

Underachievers in a seventh grade class improve their reading levels through a program of individual pacing and immediate positive feedback. (MH)

Six mildly mentally retarded children (8-13 years old) were taught to solve simple written problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. The instructional procedure involved nonhandicapped third and fourth grade tutors teaching structured solution strategies that transferred numerals into spatial arrangements. (Author/CL)

The peer tutoring program was initiated at the Belle Vue (Florida) Middle School as an effective way of bringing autistic students into contact with the mainstream. (SW)

Discusses the advantages inherent in using peer evaluations in writing classes. Offers a list of references on peer teaching in writing instruction. (RL)

Examines characteristics of four-year-old children's teaching styles when placed in an instructional task situation with a three-year-old child. (MP)

Results suggest that smoking prevention can be achieved in junior high school by using older peers as models and teachers, and a student centered curriculum using role rehearsal and public commitment. (Author/DB)

A multiple baseline design indicated that prompting was effective in establishing tutoring behaviors among the children. By program end, all children were using corrective feedback, re-presenting questions, and employing contingent praise. Positive findings also were shown in academic, behavioral, and consumer satisfaction indices. (Author)

At a girls' secondary school with high numbers of speakers of English as a Second Language, Years 10-11 students tutored those in Years 7-8 who needed help, using the shared reading process. The plan benefitted both tutors and tutees within a school policy emphasizing language development, although it required a high degree of staff commitment and…

Focus groups with 48 peer teachers in Lifelong Learning Institutes revealed five predominant teaching methods: lecture, discussion, hands-on experience, hybrids of these three, and course coordination. Challenges include the range of educational backgrounds, students' subject expertise, physical changes of aging, and ambivalence about the…

Discusses peer-assisted learning (PAL) at a Scottish medical school. The experience resulted in the formulation of 12 tips to running PAL. Tips cover organizational issues, tutor selection, tutor training, and running and evaluating the sessions. Hopes that these tips will be useful in the initiation and running of PAL programs at other…

Attempted to link preservice teachers (college students) from educational institutions in Texas and Florida for exchanging ideas and activities in the classroom environment. Results for 18 preservice teachers suggest that this e-mail peer coaching made preservice teachers more aware of the challenges facing education professionals and resulted in…