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PDF pending restorationGentner, Donald R.; Norman, Donald A. – 1977
A human tutor must have a plan of instruction, but be able to deviate from the plan when the student behavior calls for changes. This paper presents observations of human tutors and describes the FLOW tutor system, a computer-based simulation of a human tutor that is capable of giving advice to a student learning a simple computer language. The…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Individual Instruction
Download full textCenter for Urban Education, New York, NY. Program Reference Service. – 1969
The Homework Helper Program with 100 centers in New York City, serving 1500 tutors and 4500 tutees, helps both tutors and tutees. Tutors (disadvantaged secondary school students) are paid $1.50-$2.00 an hour which helps them stay in school and gives them experiences of "success." Tutees (fourth, fifth, and sixth grade pupils performing…
Descriptors: After School Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary School Students, High School Students
Dahlem, Glenn G. – 1973
In order to study empirically measurable characteristics of the tutorial relationship between an older student and a younger student, two separate investigations were conducted during two consecutive academic years, using different third graders as tutees and college or high school students as tutors in each study. The first research investigation…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Cross Age Teaching, Cultural Influences, Ethnic Studies
Collins, Allan M.; And Others – 1973
Developments in three areas relating to interactive capabilities on the SCHOLAR computer-assisted instruction (CAI) system are reported. The first section discusses the implementation of two presentation strategies in SCHOLAR -- the Tutorial mode and the Block-Test mode -- and offers a comparative evaluation of these two modes using high school…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Geography, Geography Instruction, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedBlume, Stephen C. – Science and Children, 1986
Describes a tutorial program where fourth grade students are paired with kindergarten children to assist in culminating activities and with review sessions. Explains the tutors' responsibilities, the program emphases, and scheduling procedures. (ML)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Individual Instruction, Peer Teaching
Peer reviewedMarcus, 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
Sekar, Sharada – 2002
A study was conducted to ascertain the relationship between volunteer reading tutors and the reading scores of the tutored students in the primary grades. Two groups of children were studied (N=33), and their progress in reading was observed over a period of six months. One group of children from an urban public school worked with a volunteer…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Primary Education, Program Effectiveness, Reading Achievement
McClure, Julie, Ed.; Vaughan, Lynne, Ed. – 1997
This guide has been created by Project TUTOR to assist elementary schools in the development and implementation of a cross-age tutoring program. The guide notes that the TUTOR experience is designed to build self-esteem and increase resiliency in elementary students by acknowledging accomplishments, supporting learning, and encouraging community…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Higher Education
Swartz, S. L.; Shook, R. E. – 1996
Providing one-to-one tutoring, five days per week, 30 minutes a day, by specially trained teachers, Reading Recovery is an early intervention program designed to assist children in first grade who are having difficulty learning to read and write. A program overview gives background information on different facets of the program. Illustrating the…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Intervention, Grade 1, Inservice Teacher Education
Thelen, Herbert A. – Sch Rev, 1969
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Educational Change, Individual Instruction, Learning Processes
Peer reviewedGoodlad, Sinclair; And Others – Studies in Higher Education, 1979
A peer tutoring system in which students from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London University, tutored Electrical Engineering students from the Pimlico Comprehensive School is described including the evaluations of the programs by the participants. (JMF)
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Institutional Cooperation
Peer reviewedGattis, Kenneth W. – Learning Assistance Review, 2002
Argues that a controlled study of Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions in college chemistry showed that participants benefited from SI sessions to an extent that cannot be explained only by their higher levels of motivation. Reports that SI includes services such as one-on-one, drop-in, and group tutoring. (Contains 11 references.) (AUTH/NB)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Instruction, Community Colleges, Outcomes of Education
Peer reviewedHock, Michael F.; Pulvers, Kim A.; Deshler, Donald D.; Schumaker, Jean B. – Remedial and Special Education, 2001
Two studies were conducted to determine the efficacy of an after-school tutoring program. Results indicated that at-risk junior high students and students with learning disabilities (n=14) who were failing classes could earn average or better grades on quizzes and tests if they had the support of trained adult tutors. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, After School Programs, High Risk Students, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedDvorak, Johanna – Learning Assistance Review, 2001
Examines the effects of tutoring on trained college tutors and tutees. Reports on interviews of 39 tutors and evaluations from 838 of their tutees, concluding that tutoring plays an integral role in the development of college students and that tutoring programs have value on campus. Lists the qualities of a good tutor, describes tutoring processes…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Diversity (Student), Educational Assessment, Higher Education
Direct linkTansel, Aysit; Bircan, Fatma – Economics of Education Review, 2006
This is the first study on private tutoring in Turkey. Private tutoring especially for the purpose of preparing for the competitive university entrance examination is an important, widespread phenomenon in Turkey. Private tutoring centers are commonly referred to as "dersane" in Turkish. This study first gives an overview of private…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Demand, Tutoring, Private Education
