Describes the chief characteristics of the Success for All program and reports some results of its effects on beginning readers and writers. Concludes that reading failure is fundamentally preventable for nearly all children, regardless of home background. (MG)

Discusses the role of computer-mediated communication (CMC) in distance education and presents a classification of potential applications of CMC for student support in distance education based on a review of international research. Possible uses of CMC are suggested in the areas of instructional materials, tutoring, peer interactions, and…

Relates how C. A. Boneau's research identified the Top 100 terms and concepts of psychology. Describes a computer-assisted exercise for introductory college-level classes to teach these terms through computer tutoring. Discusses the development of the program, its implementation, and its evaluation. (CFR)

Classwide peer tutoring procedures involve instructional procedures (provision of frequent, immediate feedback) that are successful for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Implemented peer tutoring for one second-grade ADHD student. Results indicated significant improvements in attention to instruction, task-irrelevant…

Trial spanning grades 1-4 reported changes in classroom processes produced by ClassWide Peer Tutoring (CWPT) Program covaried with statistically and educationally significant levels of growth in at-risk students' academic achievement. Investigated follow-up outcomes at end of sixth grade. Found continued improved academic outcomes in students at…

An analysis of Open University (UK) students' expectations about various aspects of their tutoring focused on their attitudes toward teaching methods and their perceptions of a good lecturer. Seven tables present results. This research supports the view that tutoring can be improved through tutors' reflections on content and delivery style based…

Examines, using qualitative methods, targeted fourth-grade at-risk children in a culturally diverse elementary school in a mid-sized city in the southwestern United States. Describes the nature of social interactions within the context of tutorial sessions. Identifies common characteristics of highly effective tutors in their interactions with…

Assesses effects of different gender pairings, of the tutor's sex, and of the choice of tutor on reading tutoring outcomes. Finds little evidence that any pairing was more successful than others or that the tutor's sex had significant effects on the tutoring outcome; finds possible effects for tutor choice. (DSK)

Offers an analysis of the ways in which the structure and practice of writing centers may be uncomfortable, difficult, even anathema to many boys and young men. Describes ways the author's writing center at a boys' school has changed some of its practices in an attempt to address this issue. (SR)

Examines how the advantages and disadvantages of speech-recognition technology helped shape the design and implementation of Project LISTEN's Reading Tutor. Reading Tutor provides patient, unobtrusive, and natural assistance for reading aloud. (Author/VWL)

Discussion of ICAE (Intelligent Computer Aided Education) systems focuses on Magix, a prototype ICAE system for use in problem-based learning in linear mathematics for 10- to 12-year olds. The system integrates the principles of constructivism, user-driven interaction, knowledge-based systems, and metacognition. (Author/LRW)

Describes STILE (Students' and Teachers' Integrated Learning Environment) project that used a computer-mediated communication environment to assist student learning on a computer science course for both technical and nontechnical students. Discusses the student-tutor and the student-student exchanges in two of the tutorial conferences. Focuses…

Describes AHMED (Adaptive and Assistive Hypermedia in Education), a computer learning environment which supports the evaluation of disabled children's cognitive skills in addition to supporting openness in learning materials and adaptivity in learning events. Discusses cognitive modeling and compares it to previous intelligent tutoring systems.…

Discusses the learning experience from both traditional and computer-assisted instructional methods. Describes the environments in which these methods are effective. Focuses on learning experiences in medical education and describes educational strategies, particularly the 'SPICES' model. Discusses the importance of mentoring in the psychosocial…

Analyzes the perspectives of college student-tutors as they begin to understand their work with less literate adults. Reveals that the tutors' attention was in discovering how they learn best as a base for considering the learning of others, negotiating a role with adult learners, and identifying their relation to the "haves" and "have-nots." (CMK)