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National Education Association, Washington, DC. Project on Utilization of Inservice Education R & D Outcomes. – 1977
The learning module described is designed for the use of teachers interested in implementing or improving a student tutoring program. The content of the module is outlined, and the activities and resources involved in its use are described. A critique of the module is presented, and ordering information is included. (JD)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Materials, Learning Modules
Williams, Barbara I.; And Others – 1977
This research study investigated the effects of tutoring by trained paraprofessionals on pupil outcomes in the areas of mathematics achievement, self-concept as related to mathematics, attitude toward mathematics, and external locus of control as related to mathematics. It also sought to investigate the relationship between certain tutoring skills…
Descriptors: Achievement, Attitudes, Educational Research, Elementary Education
Download full textMERRILL, CHARLES – 1966
THE PRIMARY AIM OF THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF POTENTIALLY ABLE DISADVANTAGED NEGRO STUDENTS ENROLLED IN INDEPENDENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS MIGHT INITIATE A SPECIAL NEGRO SCHOLARSHIP DRIVE. ALSO, COLLEGES MIGHT ENCOURAGE PROSPECTIVE NEGRO FRESHMEN BY PROVIDING…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Black Students, College Preparation, College School Cooperation
Van Gilder, Lester L.; Kania, Joanne – 1968
Sixteen volunteer aides living in inner city Milwaukee were selected according to education (a high school diploma), age (21 years or older), experience working with people, dependability, and availability. They were divided into four groups, and each group was assigned an instructor from the Marquette University reading staff. Ten weekly training…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Functional Literacy, Illiteracy
Saint Louis Board of Education, MO. – 1968
This ESEA Title III library program was designed to motivate the reading of elementary school pupils in the St. Louis, Missouri, schools. Main features of the program included (1) centralized processing of library materials; (2) establishment of a library services center; (3) establishment of libraries in 12 overcrowded elementary schools; (4)…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Library Services, Motivation, Reading Interests
Dinges, Rodney F. – 1975
The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not adult prison inmates reading below the third-grade level can significantly increase their reading level by the use of a tutor-student teaching method, supplemented by the use of flashcards. The subjects in this study were 10 functionally illiterate adult prison inmates, selected on a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Correctional Education, Individual Instruction, Prisoners
Collins, Allan – 1976
A theory of Socratic tutoring was developed in the form of pattern-action rules for a computer program. The rules were derived from analyses of a variety of tutorial dialogs. The 23 rules were designed to formalize causal knowledge and reasoning, and they included such abilities as forming hypotheses, distinguishing between necessary and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Critical Thinking, Hypothesis Testing
Lefevre, Carl A.; Kapel, David E. – 1975
A linear programed textbook, "Reading by Patterns: A Programmed Guide to Reading Sentences and Paragraphs," by Carl Lefevre, et al., is evaluated in three studies and found to be effective with remedial readers with nonstandard English dialects. The textbook is used in a tutorial program in which a tutor reads the directions and exercise…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Nonstandard Dialects, Programed Instructional Materials, Programed Tutoring
Sutton, Doris G. – 1975
In assessing the evaluation of student compositions, it is evident that even when objectives for freshman composition are established, there is little agreement or consistency among faculty regarding the transfer of these objectives into operational terms. A study conducted at Eastern Kentucky University compared the long term effects of two…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Course Evaluation, English, Higher Education
Scheffknecht, J. J. – 1975
The two-part report surveys tutor training in several European countries, particularly England and France, and presents a typology of adult educators. The first part deals with introductory considerations concerning tutor training in three sections: present state of tutor training in Europe, which discusses types of tutor training and general…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Classification, Educational Methods
Hall, Conner – 1975
A program for tutorial assistance and tutor training at the University of Texas at Austin is described in this document. The tutorial assistance program attempts to provide help with both study skills and specific course content, since students experiencing academic difficulty in a specific course may request tutoring aid, not realizing that their…
Descriptors: Educational Programs, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Reading Programs
Lippitt, Peggy – 1975
Children teaching other children is not a new idea, but it is an effective way for older children to have a chance to help younger children and to learn effective methods of helping. This booklet describes numerous effective tutoring programs while outlining the origins of cross-age helping programs, pointing out traps to watch for, and noting key…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions, Summer Programs
MacFarlane, Tom; Moyle, Donald, Ed. – 1974
More than 50 percent of the world's adult population is unable to read or write at all. Since many of the tutors of adult illiterates have not had training in the teaching of reading, this booklet was written to introduce these tutors to the practical aspects of an area which has a vast literature of its own. The eleven sections in the booklet…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Illiteracy
Lippitt, Peggy – 1975
This document discusses the relative merits of cross-age helping programs, where one older more experienced student helps younger less experienced children to learn. Two types of approaches to organizing cross-age helping programs are reviewed: (1) one emphasizes a programmed or structured approach which consists of a series of detailed steps for…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Educational Innovation, Helping Relationship, Individual Needs
Santa Barbara City Coll., CA. Office of Research and Development. – 1970
In conjunction with the regular 1970 summer session, Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) sponsored a developmental program for disadvantaged minority students. Fifty-two students participated, 34 financially supported by the Neighborhood Youth Corps, and 18 others with similar backgrounds and characteristics. The minority students were enrolled in…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Developmental Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
