Human one‐to‐one tutoring has been shown to be a very effective form of instruction. Three
contrasting hypotheses, a tutor‐centered one, a student‐centered one, and an interactive …

This chapter reviews research on human tutoring, a form of one-on-one instruction between
a tutor and a tutee. In most cases the tutor is knowledgeable about the subject matter and …

While the effectiveness of one-on-one human tutoring has been well established, a great
deal of controversy surrounds the issue of which features of tutorial dialogue separate …

Developers of intelligent tutoring systems would like to know what human tutors do and
which activities are responsible for their success in tutoring. We address these questions by …

The goals of this study are to evaluate a relatively novel learning environment, as well as to
seek greater understanding of why human tutoring is so effective. This alternative learning …

One-on-one tutoring is a particularly effective mode of instruction, and we have studied the
behavior of expert tutors in such a setting. A tactic commonly used by our expert tutors is …

There has been much debate about instructional strategies for computerized learning
environments. Many of the arguments designed to choose between the various philosophies …

The purpose of this program is to teach the oral reading of words in sentences and larger
units of text. Words are read in their natural context so that the child necessarily reads …

Virtually every study of tutoring in reading has found it to be highly effective, but the reasons
for its effectiveness are relatively unexplored. We built on a small body of research on the …

One‐on‐one tutoring is a form of instruction that requires interaction between a tutor and a
tutee. The effectiveness of tutoring is examined from the perspectives of the tutor's actions …