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The Roles a Tutor Plays: Effective Tutoring Techniques.
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Harris, Muriel – English Journal, 1980
Notes the benefits of effective tutoring programs. Discusses the role of the tutor as coach, as commentator, and as counselor. (RL)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods
The Writing Center: Peer Tutoring in a Supportive Setting.
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Marcus, Harriet – English Journal, 1984
Describes how a writing center was established at Oak Knoll School in New Jersey which used honors English students as its staff and how it helped relieve students' negative attitudes towards writing. (CRH)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Interdisciplinary Approach, Peer Teaching, Secondary Education
Composition through the Team Approach.
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Kelly, Patricia; And Others – English Journal, 1984
Recounts a program that organized composition students into writing teams to overcome (1) too much reliance on a teacher, (2) lack of student cooperation, (3) excessive individual competition, and (4) an overall negative atmosphere concerning writing. (CRH)
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Peer Teaching, Secondary Education, Small Group Instruction
A Writing Teacher's Shopping and Reading List for Software.
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Leahy, Ellen K. – English Journal, 1984
Describes new sources in word processing, proofreading, and text editing that can be used in hands-on computer sessions, analyzing writing samples for and with students. (MM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education