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Increasing Affective and Academic Performance of Ninth Grade Emotionally Handicapped Students through a Peer Assistance Team Program.

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Birnbaum, Barry W. – 1990

This practicum attempted to increase interpersonal skills and academic competence of 14 high school students with emotional handicaps through use of peer tutoring. The 17 high school seniors selected as peer assistors received training prior to program implementation. Peer assistors were required to identify goals and strategies weekly, work with…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Behavior Change, Emotional Disturbances

The Effects of Social Interaction Training on High School Peer Tutors of Schoolmates with Severe Disabilities.

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Staub, Debbie; Hunt, Pam – Exceptional Children, 1993

Four high school students who were peer tutors to students with severe disabilities received social interaction training and were then compared to four controls. The training increased the frequency of initiations of interactions from tutors, increased the proportion of social rather than task interactions, and increased targeted social behaviors…

Descriptors: High Schools, Instructional Effectiveness, Interaction, Interpersonal Competence

Monitoring, Improving, and Maintaining Quality Implementation of the Classwide Peer Tutoring Program Using Behavioral and Computer Technology.

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Greenwood, Charles R.; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1993

A computerized teacher/advisor for a Classwide Peer Tutoring Program was developed, and initial tests were conducted. This paper reports the development of the system and results of two small-scale tests of its accuracy and its use by teachers. Implications of combining behavioral and computer technology in assessing fidelity of treatment are…

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Computer Uses in Education, Evaluation Methods, Expert Systems