The Learning Center (TLC) Tutoring Program

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1 The Learning Center (TLC) Tutoring Program 2015 Tutoring is free to all Mississippi State University students and is available for most of the major subjects during the fall, spring, and summer terms. The Learning Center s tutoring lab is located in Allen Hall room 266. Students can sign up for tutoring appointments at tutoring.tlc.msstate.edu. Dr. Anna Dill, Director Travis Heard, Graduate Assistant Abby Lambert, Graduate Assistant Mitchell Templeton, Graduate Assistant Prepared on May 29, 2015

2 About The Learning Center (TLC) Tutoring: The Learning Center has helped over 3,000 MSU students (including over 9,000 individual visits) since These are real-life testimonials from students that have benefited from tutoring at The Learning Center. "The Learning Center is a great place to learn information for classes. It takes time to expand on the courses or subjects for students at MSU." "The atmosphere in The Learning Center was nice. If I ever need help, I know that I can come to The Learning Center." "I will recommend the tutoring to anyone in need of assistance, such as tutoring. The Learning Center is an excellent source for better understanding the material." "The help I got from the tutoring at The Learning Center was exactly what I needed. It helped me to understand the information, and do well in the class! Thank you again for providing this service to students." "Thank you to the University for providing this service. I believe that overall it is a great service." I commend The Learning Center. Thank you all for providing free tutoring services; it is much needed and certainly appreciated. The Learning Center (TLC) 2 P age

3 Tutoring Schedule 2015 The Learning Center (TLC) 3 P age

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5 Summary 2015 Number of students who utilized tutoring services: 374 Number of tutoring sessions provided to those students: 1,062 Number of tutors employed by The Learning Center: 43 Number of subjects for which tutoring was available: 15 Number of courses for which tutoring was available: 104 Most popular subjects: Math and Physics Continued Services: - Free Tutoring - Sunday afternoon tutoring - Private tutoring - Supplemental Instruction in conjunction with the Day One Leadership Community The Learning Center (TLC) 5 P age

6 Semester Overview 2015 Tutoring by Subject ST-Statistics PSY-Psychology PH-Physics PHI-Philosophy MA-Mathematics FNH-Food, Nutrition & Health Promo FLS-Spanish FIN-Finance EN-English EC-Economics CH-Chemistry BQA-Business Quantitive Analysis BL-Business Law BIO-Biological Sciences BCH-Biochemistry ACC-Accounting Number of Visits The Learning Center (TLC) 6 P age

7 Semester Overview 2015 Visits Tutoring by Month January February March April May Visits Tutoring by Day of the Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sunday Tutoring by Time of the Day 250 Visits Before Noon Afternoon 50 0 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sunday *Sunday tutoring was offered from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM only. The Learning Center (TLC) 7 Page

8 Students 2015 Number of Students by College Undeclared 25 College of Veterinary Medicine 1 College of Forest Resources 9 College of Education 67 College of Business 41 College of Arts & Sciences College of Arch, Art & Design College of Ag. & Life Sciences 32 Bagley College of Engineering 81 Adkerson School of Accountancy # of Students Referral Method Returned Tutoring Visits Friend 15% Other 12% No Referral 44% Tutored More Than Once 48% Teacher 29% Tutored Only Once 52% The Learning Center (TLC) 8 P age

9 Students 2015 Students by Gender Students by Ethnicity Other 4% Black or African American 32% Hispanic or Latino 2% Female 56% Male 44% White 62% Students by Classification Freshman 35% Sophomore 25% Graduate 0% Senior 16% Junior 24% The Learning Center (TLC) 9 P age

10 Tutors 2015 Number of Tutors by Subject Subject Number of Tutors Agricultural Economics 1 Biology 9 Business 5 Chemistry 5 English 1 Mathematics 14 Mechanical Engineering 1 Personal Tutoring 1 Physics 5 Praxis I 1 Psychology 3 Spanish 1 Statistics 5 *Note: This number reflects tutors who helped in multiple subjects. They are counted in the total number for each subject they tutored. Number of Tutors by Qualification Number of Tutors Undergraduate Student 29 Graduate Student 13 Master's Degree - Out of College The Learning Center (TLC) 10 P age

11 Summary of Tutoring Trends Tutoring Over Time Number of Students Number of Tutoring Hours* Number of Visits Summer Summer Total *Includes duplicate hours, which is the time the tutors spent tutoring more than one student at a time. (Ex: If a tutor worked with two students from 1:00-2:00, that would count as two tutoring hours.) Number of Participants Summer Summer The Learning Center (TLC) 11 P age

12 Summary of Tutoring Trends Total Number of Tutors % 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Tutors By Payment Method Paid by Other Depts. Volunteer* Paid by TLC *The Science Tutors is a small group of students who excel in the sciences and volunteer their time teaching their peers at the MSU Learning Center. The majority of the members are pre-professional or education students. Although the primary focus of the group is on biology courses, the group has the flexibility to offer tutoring services in other science subjects as well. The Learning Center (TLC) 12 P age