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Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (NJ3), 2009
What reading programs have been proven to help students in grades 2-5 to succeed? To find out, this review summarizes evidence on three types of programs designed to improve the reading achievement of students in grades 2-5: (1) Reading Curricula (Curr), such as "Open Court," "Harcourt," "Reading Street" and other standard and alternative…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Reading Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Reading Programs
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Evans, Darrell J. R.; Cuffe, Tracy – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2009
Peer teaching has been recognized as a valuable and effective approach for learning and has been incorporated into medical, dental, and healthcare courses using a variety of approaches. The success of peer teaching is thought to be related to the ability of peer tutors and tutees to communicate more effectively, thereby improving the learning…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Anatomy, Teaching Skills, Peer Teaching
Simon, Diane J.; Abrams, Lisa M.; McDonnough, Jacqueline T.; McLeod, Alan M.; Warren, Beverly J. – Metropolitan Universities, 2008
Project BEST (Basic Educational Skills and Training) is a mentoring program involving Virginia Commonwealth University students and area middle school students. In the two-tiered program, VCU faculty mentor the Project BEST college students who, in turn, serve as mentors to the middle school students. Activities include Saturday mathematics and…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Mentors, At Risk Students, Minority Group Children
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Ragonis, Noa; Hazzan, Orit – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2009
This paper offers a tutoring model its objective is to develop and establish the pedagogical-disciplinary knowledge of prospective computer science teachers with respect to guiding learners in problem-solving processes. The paper presents the tutoring model and the research that accompanied its implementation. The research findings indicate that…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Tutoring, Models, Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Carberry, Hugh H. – Educational Technology, 1975
A discussion of how the child study team concept has evolved in the past few years and the advantages of the current model. (HB)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Individual Instruction, Models, Tutorial Programs
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Melaragno, Ralph J. – Elementary School Journal, 1977
Conclusions of research into pupil tutoring are presented and seven areas requiring attention from those interested in the tutorial process are considered. (MS)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Tutoring
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De Smet, M.; Van Keer, H.; Valcke, M. – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 2008
Cross-age tutors were randomly assigned to one of the three tutor training conditions distinguished for the current study: (1) the labelling experimental condition, characterized by requirements to label their tutor interventions, based on the e-moderating model of Salmon; (2) the non-labelling experimental condition, focusing on tutor's acting…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Discussion Groups, Tutor Training, Tutors
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Bond, Rebecca; Castagnera, Elizabeth – Theory Into Practice, 2006
Successful inclusion of students with disabilities in general education classrooms requires a variety of supports. This article demonstrates the role that peers can play in supporting each other. Whole-classroom strategies such as Class-Wide Peer Tutoring (CWPT) and cross-age tutoring are highlighted as methods of supporting inclusive education.…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Peer Teaching, Tutoring, Cross Age Teaching
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Slavin, Robert E.; Lake, Cynthia; Cheung, Alan; Davis, Susan – Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education, 2009
This article systematically reviews research on the achievement outcomes of three types of classroom approaches to improving the reading achievement of students in grades 2-5: Reading curricula, computer-assisted instruction (CAI), and instructional process programs. Study inclusion criteria included use of randomized or matched control groups,…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Reading Programs, Reading Achievement, Cross Age Teaching
Paine, Carolyn A. – Learning, 1974
This article describes classroom-tested ideas and activities for use in cross-age tutoring in elementary schools. (Editors/JA)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Elementary Schools, Students, Tutorial Programs
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Paolitto, Diana Pritchard – Review of Educational Research, 1976
Discusses the effect of cross age tutoring on adolescents, the experience for the tutor, and the quality and quantity of the effect. Having moved from the practical to the theoretical, it is suggested that a rigorous experimental study measuring several aspects of development needs to be conducted. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cross Age Teaching, Literature Reviews, Research Needs
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Limbeck, Elizabeth; And Others – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 1985
Reports a program, a modification of the "paired-reading" technique of Morgan and Lyon, which involved both concurrent modeling of correct reading and praise for reading independently by peer tutors. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Children, Cross Age Teaching, Peer Teaching, Reading Improvement
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Maher, Charles A. – Exceptional Children, 1984
A multi-element cross-age tutoring program involved handicapped adolescents as tutors of elementary school handicapped children in areas of reading, language arts, and mathematics. Program evaluation results suggested that the program can be readily implemented in public school districts, and that it is effective in enhancing scholastic…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Disabilities, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
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McCartney, Hunter P. – Journalism Educator, 1975
Describes a beginning journalism course at West Virginia University in which fifteen juniors and seniors with high grade point averages take on the responsibility of working with beginning journalism students. (RB)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Cross Age Teaching, Higher Education, Journalism
Freedman, Ira – Journal of the New York State School Board Association, Inc., 1975
The renaissance of tutoring in New York state is discussed, focusing on methods of selection, training, instructional approaches, and benefits for both tutors and tutees. A summary of the New York City school system's Youth Tutoring Youth Program is provided, as well as highlights of other state programs. (EH)
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, State Programs, Teaching Methods, Tutorial Programs
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