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Peer reviewedBennett, Shirley; Marsh, Debra – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2002
Presents a case study that describes the design and implementation of a tutor-training program for prospective online tutors. Identifies key findings that will inform future staff development and training programs for prospective online tutors. Analyzes the effectiveness of individual components of the training program to which the tutors were…
Descriptors: Instructional Design, Instructional Development, Instructional Effectiveness, Online Systems
Peer reviewedBray, Mark – Childhood Education, 2001
Examines the scale and nature of supplementary tutoring around the world including its cultural, educational, and economic factors and the far-reaching implications for academic achievement, social inequalities, and economic development. Contends that the multiple dimensions of supplementary tutoring should be explored more fully, as well as its…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedSmith, Cheryl – Educational Review, 2000
When trainee teachers conducted an intervention with 35 South African boys in a homeless shelter, the boys' science, English, and math achievement improved by up to 110%. The boys also made social and emotional gains. Student teachers' reflective diaries indicated how they benefitted as well. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Direct linkCheung, Wing Sum; Hew, Khe Foon – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2004
Most educators increasingly regard ill-structured problem solving as an important objective of learning and have sought various means to achieve it. In this article, we describe a learning environment to help pre-service teachers in Singapore solve ill-structured problems. There are four key dimensions in our learning environment: tutor-led…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Preservice Teachers, Problem Solving
Blummer, Barbara – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2007
In the digital era online tutorials remain especially popular for providing information literacy instruction to undergraduates. This paper provides three approaches for assessing learning from a web-based tutorial. First, a general assessment focuses on patron surveys, usage statistics, and interlibrary loan requests for library-owned materials to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Literacy, Tutorial Programs, Library Instruction
Peer reviewedLeonard, David P. – Journal of Legal Education, 1987
The tutorial program for students at Indiana University's School of Law has proven to be worth the investment of serious effort and has had benefits beyond the identification of capable and noncapable students. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Achievement Gains, High Risk Students, Higher Education
Peer reviewedJason, Leonard A.; And Others – School Counselor, 1986
Describes using computer assisted instruction in a peer tutoring program. Assesses the program's effects on both tutors and tutees. Finds the tutoring program a positive preventive intervention for high risk students. (ABB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary Education, High Risk Students
Peer reviewedBrehm, Dorothy – Community & Junior College Libraries, 1984
Describes Portland Community College's Volunteer Tutoring Program and its role in adult basic education, developmental instruction, home instruction, and supplementary basic skills assistance. Includes information on tutor recruitment and training and tips for volunteer tutors. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Course Content, Program Descriptions, School Community Relationship
Millard, Jeremy – Teaching at a Distance, 1985
Several studies of distance education students' attitudes toward and need for local student-teacher contact time suggest that the provision of local tutorial time can be important for student success and should be planned by the tutors in consultation with their students. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Distance Education, Higher Education
Criscuolo, Nicholas P. – Highway One, 1984
Offers advice and guidance to those wishing to develop a volunteer tutoring program that costs little and helps many children in need of tutorial assistance in reading. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Program Content, Program Development, Reading Difficulties
Peer reviewedBrandwein, Ann Cohen; DiVittis, Anthony – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1985
A quantitative way of measuring peer tutor training programs and peer tutor effectiveness is presented. The evaluation of a peer group training course at Baruch College (City University of New York), for which this questionnaire was developed, is described. This measure is adaptable to most higher education peer tutoring programs. (Author/BS)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Peer Teaching, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedMemory, David M. – Reading World, 1983
Describes a tutoring practicum that is an integral part of a content area reading course, focusing on tasks for building the capabilities needed in tutoring and techniques for ensuring that those capabilities are used. Cites formal and informal evidence of the practicum's effectiveness. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Higher Education, Methods Courses, Motivation Techniques
Osguthorpe, Russell T. – Academic Therapy, 1984
Programs in which handicapped students tutor their nonhandicapped peers can enhance the tutors' academic achievement and personal/social growth. Steps to be considered in developing such programs include determining the type of tutoring (peer, cross-age, adult-child, etc.), choosing a content area, training and supervising the tutors, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedLehr, Fran – Reading Teacher, 1984
Reviews ERIC materials dealing with effective tutoring programs. (FL)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Peer Teaching, Program Development
Peer reviewedMoore-Eyman, Evelyn – Integrated Education, 1981
Three public universities in the Canadian province of Alberta have implemented programs designed to encourage native Canadians to continue their education. The University of Calgary, in particular, provides intensive support services that address social as well as academic needs of Indian students and facilitate their return to Indian communities.…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Cultural Background, Disadvantaged
