In this study, the effectiveness of tutoring underachievers in reading and writing at the fourth, seventh, and tenth grade levels was checked. At all the grade levels, tutored underachievers progressed more than those who were not tutored. (Authors/JB)

A first grader was taught to tutor four classmates in naming geometric figures. These four then tutored the rest of the class. Precision teaching methods were used to measure daily performance of students. One tutor was successfully taught to collect frequency data on his tutorees and chart their performance. (KW)

The effects of a problem solving-oriented tutorial program on the problem solving behavior of student tutors is studied. Half of a sixth grade class were tutors; the other half a control group. Results on two tasks measuring problem solving skills showed significant difference between the two groups only on the skill of problem defining. (NH)

Some insights into the responsibilities facing the leader of an adult discussion group organized around an educational television series. (LS)

Part of an eight article review of "Student Involvement .

Findings indicated that the children assigned different competencies to disabled and nondisabled persons and that these differences decreased after the children were given the opportunity to interact with a disabled older child. (DB)

The thrust of the program is to provide special services and support to the learning disabled college students in three areas: academic, tutorial, and counseling/advising. (DLS)

The theory is a plausible explanation of a phenomenon: students in the presence of a student tutoring program seem to manifest prosocial attitudes and behavior. (Author)

Describes two occasions where television has been used to record a series of tutorials in mathematics and earth science to improve the performance of those conducting the tutorials. The opportunity for playback, analysis, and discussion with colleagues was especially valuable. (Author)

Describes the advantages and disadvantages of required v drop-in tutoring at a writing lab and advises the training of peer tutors through peer criticism in a credit-bearing course. (DD)

A study of seven trainees of a college-based computer training program for persons with physical disabilities investigated changes in self-concept when the trainees became tutors to others with physical disabilities. Results found that total self-concept of some tutors increased; however, some tutors' self-concept dropped after the training. (CR)

Discusses collaborative virtual learning environments and presents a system architecture to support such environments, defined by user needs and using state-of-the-art technologies. Includes a description of INVITE (Intelligent Distributed Virtual Training Environment), a project funded by the European Commission. (Author/LRW)

Describes a three-tiered teaching experiment in which teachers were studied over a protracted period of time as they attempted to understand and improve their approaches to one-to-one tutoring. Documents the initial and revised strategies of the teachers. Reports various indices of teacher change. Discusses strengths and limitations of the…

Describes the implementation of an intelligent tutoring system that employs a game environment and object-oriented user interface for teaching and learning, based on a computer game developed for industrial training. Discusses adventure games, game environments in education, simulation support, and user interface design. (Author/LRW)