NAVY SCHOOL MANAGEMENT MANUAL

Every effort should be made to conduct mandatory
remediation outside the normal training day. If this is
not possible, the situation should be described in the
course testing plan under remediation procedures.
Voluntary Remediation. A voluntary remediation program provides
assistance for the students who seek additional help on their
own. Students must be encouraged to ask for assistance anytime
they are confused about the material. If the student volunteers
for remediation, it may be necessary to separate the voluntary
group from the mandatory group. Students in voluntary
remediation may require a great deal of attention. This may
discourage students with more severe problems from seeking
instructor assistance. The important issue is to provide the
assistance students need to understand the material.
Methods of Remediation and Enhanced Learning Options. Because
students and situations are unique, instructors may use one of
several different methods to remediate students. The following
are examples of different remediation methods that may be used
after the traditional 8-hour day or during the +2 for courses
under 6 +2 program.
Tutoring may be instructor lead or peer lead tutoring.
Instructor tutoring provides a one-on-one remedial
instruction for the student. Instruction may include
discussion of particular points with which a student
is having difficulty, demonstrations and additional
problems or examples.
Peer tutoring happens as a natural consequence of
being teamed up with one or two other students to
discuss questions or solve problems. A variety of
tools may be used to focus these discussions including
prepared question packages, which are tied to each
objective or to individual discussion points.
Evaluation standards/answers should be developed to
ensure consistency between instructors. A single
instructor could usually monitor three groups of three
students each.
Seminars can be developed from existing lesson materials.
The material may be expanded in detail by increasing the
number and types of examples and illustrations used. To
ensure maximum student interaction, seminars should be
limited to six students per session. Seminars must focus
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