A community college intermediate algebra course was taught using four-person student teams and self-pacing according to Bloom's mastery learning model. The instructor assisted teams and lectured when necessary. Positive attitudes and 90-100 percent mastery resulted. Most students would have probably completed the one-semester course in two…

Peer-group microteaching has been used for several years as an element of the foreign language methods course for Foreign Language Education students at the University of Minnesota. Students viewed the experience as the most important aspect of their pre-student-teaching courses and preparation experiences. The study is described. (CHK)

A reciprocal course in French and English is described. English and French students attend for two weeks with alternate days in each language. Administrative details, instruction procedures and materials are outlined. (CHK)

Explains a tutorial program, in an Australian school, in which older students receive English grammar and language credit for their work in tutoring younger remedial readers. (MB)

Reports on high schools' efforts to break the academic failure cycle and prevent drop-outs. Describes and reports the outcomes of the peer tutoring/mentoring pilot program developed as part of a major collaborative effort between the City University of New York and the New York City Board of Education. (JK)

Describes a teaching method for reading and writing instruction to be used with college developmental reading students that involves writing reactions to editorials in the campus newspaper. (SRT)

A study of the error patterns and corrections in the casual peer conversation of anglophones educated in a French immersion program shows the same peer correction patterns used by native speakers, undermining the assumed importance of peer talk in second language classes. (MSE)

Reports student responses to a collaborative writing assignment. Argues that in the real world, collaborative efforts are common and that students need to learn how to work together on a project. (FL)

Off-task and disruptive behavior in two fifth graders decreased rapidly during an intervention in which, working in dyads, they served either as peer monitors or point earners. Peer-monitor and point-earner roles, when alternated on an every-other-day basis, were equally effective in reducing inappropriate behavior. (Author/JW)

This study examined the effects of a classwide peer tutoring program on the academic performance of 20 mildly handicapped students enrolled in two separate sections of a secondary resource room program. Methodology and results are discussed. (Author/JL)

Administered peer-tutoring program using computer-assisted instruction to help first through fourth graders entering new school. Found that tutored girls increased positive self-perceptions as result of program, whereas boys declined in positive self-perceptions, but exhibited gains in reading scores. Suggest that prevention efforts should…

Results from 13 studies on tutorial programs for social acceptance and academic achievement showed significant gains when involving educable mentally retarded, learning disabled, and behaviorally disordered elementary students as tutors. The studies involved cross-age and peer tutoring roles in both resource tutoring and total class tutoring…

The developer of Logo describes several creative ways in which the Logo programing language is being used to capitalize on its full potential. He also discusses biases and problems relating to Logo use which limit student creativity and self-learning. (MBR)

Although cooperative learning evidences the greatest potential for engendering student learning, it is used no more than 20 percent of the time in most classrooms. This article reviews research on cooperative, competitive, and individualistic structures used by teachers and discusses the implications for changing teacher preparation practices. (MT)

The use of reciprocal peer teaching (RPT) was evaluated by first-year medical students participating in gross anatomy laboratory sessions at the University of Ottawa. In RPT each student in turn served as a teacher of his peers. The students compared RPT with staff teaching. (Author/MLW)