In one experiment and two case studies, peer tutors were used in a program with disabled students exhibiting aberrant behaviors in the classroom. Peer tutors received training on how to provide appropriate commands and specific praise statements, as well as to decrease negative statements. Results indicated that trained peer tutors were able to…

Reviews literature on developmental students' negative attitudes toward mathematics and themselves. Describes a model for math tutoring emphasizing the reduction of math anxiety and development of capacities for independent learning through dialogue, analysis of error, response to affective needs, reeducation about the learning process, and…

Argues the need for schools to provide learning environments, educational practices, and encouragement to enhance academic achievement in each student within the system. New teacher roles are examined, and some examples are provided of successful efforts in schools that effectively concentrate on the individual student's academic success. (GLR)

Evaluation of using a hearing peer tutor to provide daily 20-minute math instruction for a profoundly deaf sixth-grade girl indicated that the peer tutoring intervention was highly successful, with the tutee meeting accuracy criteria for each of 4 curriculum objectives after only a brief period of intervention. (Author/DB)

A Virginia elementary school's On-a-Roll program tutors 63 low-achieving students (grades 4-6) from minority, low-income families for 70 minutes after school on Wednesday and Thursday. Students take turns being tutored in reading and math homework and working on software strategies for solving math problems in the computer lab. Volunteer tutors…

Discusses the results of questionnaires from 376 writing center sessions in which both students and tutors rated their satisfaction. Finds significant relationships between client satisfaction and year in college, learning disabilities, English as a Second Language, the major of the tutor, the course the paper was written for, and gender. (SR)

Presents typical problems encountered by tutors at writing centers when they conference with ESL writers. Discusses processes and ways of adapting collaborative conferencing strategies for second-language writers at the University of Wyoming Writing Center, including a need for intervention, that have proven effective in alleviating these…

Provides examples of four Daedalus Interchange transcripts from writing center staff meetings at Ball State University. Discusses goals for tutor training and rationale and benefits for choosing synchronous conferencing as a tutor-training technique. Presents survey results from tutors who participated in online tutor training, suggesting a…

Describes and evaluates a peer-tutoring scheme to support the learning of mathematical models and mathematical modeling that was developed at the University of Ulster. The benefits of group work, assessment of student assignments, and limitations of the study are discussed. (Author/LRW)

Examines effectiveness of a reading tutoring program for at-risk first-grade students. Notes that students in the tutoring group met one-on-one with a trained community volunteer who tutored the child three times a week for 45 minutes each session. Finds that students who were tutored performed higher on measures of letter identification and…

Through awareness of the needs of non-traditional students and careful tutor training, the staff of Virginia's New River Community College's (NRCC's) writing center assist students with both writing-related tasks and integration into academic life. Describes how NRCC's writing center aids its students and suggests techniques that should be used to…

Describes initial investigations into the problems encountered when college students undertake online group projects and introduces a method for designing intelligent software agents capable of recognizing and alleviating problems concerned with the maintenance roles of group project work. Discusses computer mediated communication and user…

This article describes how a variety of peer-mediated instruction and intervention might assist teachers in meeting the needs of students with mild disabilities in inclusive classrooms. The needs of these students, peer-teaching methods such as class wide student tutoring teams and Numbered Heads Together, and future research directions are…

A study examined the combined effects of class wide instruction on performance assessment tasks and problem solving instruction in ad hoc tutoring in mathematics on six students with learning disabilities. The two interventions led to demonstrable differences over time when compared to students who did not receive this kind of instruction.…

Describes a survey of 54 tutors in a peer tutoring program that examined the knowledge the tutors had gained concerning methods of student learning. Discusses responses regarding strategies that promote learning, the most effective instructional methods, and self-directed learning. Includes a list of cited tutorial methods. (27 citations) (MAB)