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ERIC Number: EJ268483
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1982
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Peer Tutors Make Good Teachers: A Successful Writing Program.
Rizzolo, Patricia
Improving College and University Teaching, v30 n3 p115-19 Sum 1982
A university English department's writing center uses peer tutors trained in questioning, explanation, and constructive criticism techniques. Among the issues raised are tutoring adult students and writing across the curriculum. The program has been an effective method of encouraging good writing. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Basic Skills, College Faculty, College Instruction, English Departments, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Peer Teaching, Questioning Techniques, Remedial Instruction, Student Teacher Relationship, Tutorial Programs, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Pennsylvania State University Ogontz Campus; Writing Across the Curriculum