Three treatment procedures were administered during a ten-week experimental period to determine their effect upon elementary school pupils' attitudes toward reading and reading related behaviors. Ninety-six subjects were selected on the basis of average intellectual ability, a reading disability indicating a discrepancy between grade level and…

A field study was conducted in which 304 fifth-grade students spent three class periods per week for 6 weeks in small interdependent learning groups. As hypothesized, students in the interdependent learning groups (experimentals) manifested higher self-esteem than controls and liked groupmates more than other classmates. Further, black and Anglo…

Describes a high school peer-helping program that involves students in implementing the educational, social, and philosophical goals of the school. The program has three major functions: peer tutoring, peer counseling, and articulation. (ABB)

Upper-elementary behavior disordered (BD) students served as reverse-role tutors in two studies. In Study 1, BD tutors (N=10) and nonhandicapped first-grade tutees performed significantly better on reading achievement than controls, while self-esteem remained constant. In Study 2, gifted peers (N=30) had more positive attitudes toward their 10 BD…

Students can benefit from structured in-school helping relationships in which peers assume formal teaching roles as tutors. Both the student helper and the student learner benefit from peer tutoring. Guidelines for developing effective peer tutoring programs are provided. (BJV)

Within the context of an ongoing classwide peer tutoring system for sight words, a training program was conducted to teach first-grade peer tutors to provide verbal praise for correct responses on an intermittent schedule. After training, the four observed tutors successfully delivered praise on the desired schedule. (Author/JDD)

Describes a college developmental reading laboratory model using peer tutors to provide training in comprehension study skills. Reports the results of a study evaluating the impact of training on student performance from the perspective of the participants. (MM)

Indicates that students who received direct instruction performed significantly better than students trained in inquiry on the analogy task and control subjects on the comprehension task. Gifted students consistently outperformed nongifted students on all measures, and tutored students performed comparably to students trained by the investigators.…

Suggests ways of diagnosing problems in students' study habits and offers strategies for improving study skills and test taking strategies. (SRT)

Most existing studies of pupil-pupil interactions in special education have been psychology-based and have not considered the significance of students' social background. An ethnographic study examined the attitudes of academic and remedial British secondary students toward handicapped or otherwise deviant students. Results raised questions about…

Teachers prefer that staff development be continuous, relevant, and integral to their jobs. A systems approach to staff development contains three basic components: planning, implementation, and evaluation. The proposed model emphasizes how interdependence of these components can be achieved through the use of feedback which facilitates system…

Examines ways of meeting the needs of special education students in technology education. Discusses activity-oriented instruction, adding relevance to the instruction, the development of problem-solving and communication skills, the use of peer tutors, involving a special educator in industrial arts classes, safety concerns, and available…

Compared cross-age and peer tutoring interventions conducted within special education settings. In Experiment 1, learning disabled (LD) and behaviorally disordered (BD) students tutored younger LD and BD students. In Experiment 2, same-age LD and BD students alternated tutor and tutee roles. In both experiments, tutors and tutees exhibited…

Describes "Bulletin Board" software program, which permits individuals or student groups to write, read, and/or evaluate student and instructor-generated multiple-choice and essay questions and to write and read news items. The program thus engages students more deeply in active learning, assessing course material, and providing peer…

Mainstreaming malpractice results from placement of a disabled child into an inappropriate environment. The events which led to the present status of mainstreaming in physical education are explored in this article. Recommendations for alternative placement of children with special psychomotor needs are offered. (DF)