Tutoring deaf students in higher education: a comparison of baccalaureate and sub-baccalaureate student perceptions.
Seventy-three deaf college students completed a survey examining perceptions about tutoring outcomes and emphases, characteristics of tutors, and responsibilities associated with learning through tutoring. The comparisons revealed that while baccalaureate and sub-baccalaureate students have many similar perceptions about tutoring, there are also some striking differences. In particular, as compared to the sub-baccalaureate students, baccalaureate students have a stronger preference for focusing on course content and for working with tutors who actively involve them during the tutoring sessions. In addition, baccalaureate students prefer to decide the focus of the tutoring themselves while sub-baccalaureate students tend to leave the decision to the tutor. The results of the analyses with three scales measuring perceptions of tutoring dimensions are summarized and recommendations for the selection and preparation of tutors, as well as for future research, are provided.
Department of Research, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology, 96 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623, USA. HGL9008@rit.edu
Harry G
HG
Lang
Eileen
E
Biser
Keith
K
Mousley
Richard
R
Orlando
Jeff
J
Porter
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D060345:Education of Persons with Hearing Disabilities; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010465:Perception; D019986:Persons with Hearing Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D012073:Remedial Teaching / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires