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Download full textGrubb, Ralph E. – 1964
Although computer-assisted instruction (CAI) simulates a conversation between a tutor and student, it does not permit the quality of interaction so desirable in the tutorial process. This study attempted to see if team learning techniques might be one answer to the lack of interaction in programmed instruction. What would happen if pairs of…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education
Jacobs, Bella; Ventura-Merkel, Catherine – 1986
This booklet is designed to sensitize volunteer literacy tutors to the special needs and interests of illiterate older learners. It also gives useful tips for creating successful and self-rewarding learning experiences. The first section on the world of older adults with literacy problems describes some of the characteristics of this group. In the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Illiteracy
Gurry, Susan – 1984
Project Mainstream, a regional program for adolescents with severe special needs, aimed for maximum integration through involving students in common activities. A peer tutoring program was implemented based on needs of high school students for involvement, information, instruction, independence, and interaction. Peer tutors were instructed…
Descriptors: Mainstreaming, Peer Acceptance, Peer Teaching, Program Descriptions
Wallace, Yolanda Gayles – 1988
This study examined the need for a program that would enable students in the middle grades to receive additional instruction/assistance in the basic skills outside of the regular classroom situation. The program was designed to assist students in reading, language usage, and mathematics. It sought to develop a model for the intergenerational…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Elementary School Students, Intergenerational Programs, Intermediate Grades
Phelps, Brady; And Others – 1987
The paper is a product of the 3-year project, "Functional Mainstreaming for Success," designed to develop a model for instructional mainstreaming of handicapped children (3-6 years old) in community settings. The literature review focuses on research concerning preschool and early school-age peer tutoring and buddy programs. The review is…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Interpersonal Competence
Baroody, Arthur J.; Ginsburg, Herbert P. – 1984
The study examined the effectiveness of a tutoring program on counting and number skills for trainable mentally retarded (TMR) and educable mentally retarded (EMR) students (5-14 years old). Experimental Ss received individualized instruction based on counting games while control Ss received instruction on objectives not related to counting.…
Descriptors: Computation, Elementary Education, Mild Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1985
This pamphlet provides practical information on using volunteers to lower student/teacher ratios and raise reading and math scores through more individualized instruction during a time of tight district budgets and increased pressure for improved student achievement. The multitude of services which a volunteer program may provide depends upon the…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Community Coordination, Elementary Education, Peer Teaching
Hassinger, Jack; Via, Murray – J Secondary Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Disadvantaged Youth, Individual Instruction, Reading Development
Meacham, Merle L. – J Sch Psychol, 1968
Descriptors: Family School Relationship, Parent Background, Parent Role, Reading Difficulty
Schaefer, Earl S. – Children, 1969
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Experimental Programs
Osguthorpe, Russell T.; Custer, Jeanene D. – 1982
The authors, experienced with educable and trainable mentally handicapped fifth and sixth graders, describe a procedure for training handicapped students to tutor their nonhandicapped peers (reverse role tutoring) to enhance handicapped students' abilities in the areas of academic achievement, personal/social adjustment, and decision making/moral…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Intermediate Grades, Mild Mental Retardation, Moderate Mental Retardation
Grimm, Joan P. – 1981
Tutors are true professionals who understand that even though their own philosophical stance toward teaching may differ from an instructor's, they have an obligation to do whatever the professor requires. However, because they work more closely with them, the tutors are in a better position than the teacher to see when the students are having…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Individual Instruction, Learning Laboratories, Student Needs
Dyreson, Margaret – 1979
Materials designed for use in tutoring programs in mathematics are described. A list of educational products on tutoring, subdivided into tutoring programs and tutoring kits, is provided. Listings contain information on the target audience for the product and a brief description of the contents. Ordering information for the products is included.…
Descriptors: Individual Instruction, Instructional Materials, Linking Agents, Mathematics Instruction
Klinck, Patricia – 1980
A lounge was set up at the University of Calgary where continuing education students could obtain assistance in learning French, in the form of reading materials and French-speaking monitors ready to help them develop conversational and grammar skills. The lounge was endowed with an ambiance designed to relax the student and to create a miniature…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, French, Learning Resources Centers, Postsecondary Education
Hendrickson, Jo M.; Freedman, Jonathan – 1980
A six year old female tutor was trained to facilitate social conversation between two male age mates (selected for their infrequent level of social interactions) during daily play sessions. Tutoring of peer initiations occurred in a small room adjacent to the main classroom. The peers were tutored to request information (RI) and request behavior…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Language Acquisition, Modeling (Psychology), Peer Teaching
