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 many 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 through their Mystate account. Dr. Clay Armstrong, Interim Director Chris Hoop, Graduate Assistant Emily Robinson, Graduate Assistant Blake Henington, Graduate Assistant

2 Table of Contents About the Learning Center... 3 Tutoring Schedule... 4 Courses Offered... 5 Semester Overview... 6 Visitor Information Tutor Information Tutoring Trends Charts and Graphs Chart 1. Tutoring by Subject... 7 Chart 2. Most Tutored Courses... 8 Chart 3. Tutoring by Month... 8 Chart 4. Tutoring by Day of Week... 9 Chart 5. Tutoring by Time of Day... 9 Chart 6. Visitors by College Chart 7. Returning Visitors Chart 8. Visitors by Gender Chart 9. Visitors by Classification Chart 10. Visitors by Ethnicity Chart 11. Tutors by Classification Chart 12. Visitors by Semester Chart 13. Tutors by Semester Chart 14. Tutors by Payment Method Tables Table 1. Tutors by Subject Table 2. Tutors over Time The Learning Center (TLC) 2 P age

3 About The Learning Center (TLC) Tutoring: The Learning Center has helped over 4,000 MSU students (including over 12,000 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) 3 P age

4 Tutoring Schedule 2015 The Learning Center (TLC) 4 P age

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6 Summary 2015 Number of students who utilized tutoring services: 460 Number of tutoring sessions provided to those students: 1,273 Average length per session: 1:03 hr Number of tutors employed by The Learning Center: 32 Number of subjects for which tutoring was available: 14 Number of courses for which tutoring was available: 63 Most popular subjects: Math, Physics, and Chemistry Continued Services: - Free Tutoring -Supplemental Instruction - Private tutoring The Learning Center (TLC) 6 P age

7 Semester Overview 2015 Chart 1. Tutoring by Subject Tutoring by Subject Unspecified* ST- Statistics PT- Personal Tutoring PSY- Psychology PH- Physics 208 PHI- Philosophy 51 MA- Mathematics 567 Subject FNH- Food, Nutrition, Health FLS- Spanish FIN- Finance EN- English EC- Economics CH- Chemistry 203 BQA- Business Quantitive Analysis 23 BIO- Biological Sciences 90 ACC- Accounting Number of Visits The Learning Center (TLC) 7 P age

8 Semester Overview 2015 Chart 2. Most Tutored Courses Most Tutored Courses* BIO-1134 Biology I MA-0103 Intermediate Algebra PH-2213 Physics I 50 MA-1613 Cal Bus & Life Sc I 51 Course MA-1323 Trigonometry MA-1723 Calculus II MA-2733 Calculus III PH-1113 Gen Physics I 78 MA-1313 College Algebra 107 MA-1713 Calculus I 138 CH-1213 Chemistry I Visits *This chart includes the 11 most tutored courses. Not all tutored courses are included. Chart 3. Tutoring by Month Tutoring by Month Visits August September October November December Month The Learning Center (TLC) 8 P age

9 Chart 4. Tutoring by Day of the Week 400 Tutoring By Day of the Week Visits Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Week Day Chart 5. Tutoring by Time of Day Tutoring by Time of Day Visits Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Weekday Before Noon Afternoon The Learning Center (TLC) 9 P age

10 Visitors 2015 Chart 6. Visitors by College Number of Visitors by College College of Veterinary Medicine 4 College of Forest Resources 12 College of Education 54 College of Business 40 College College of Arts & Sciences College of Arch, Art & Design College of Ag. & Life Sciences 67 Bagley College of Engineering 104 Adkerson School of Accountancy 5 Academic Affairs Visitors Chart 7. Returning Visitors Returning Visitors 52% 48% Tutored only once Tutored more than once The Learning Center (TLC) 10 P age

11 Visitors 2015 Chart 8. Visitors by Gender Visitors by Gender 54% 46% Male Female Chart 9. Visitors by Classification Visitors by Classification 12% 16% 42% 30% Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior The Learning Center (TLC) 11 P age

12 Chart 10. Visitors by Ethnicity Visitors by Ethnicity 28% 64% 5% 3% Black or African American Hispanic or Latino Other White Tutors 2015 Table 1. Tutors by Subject Number of Tutors by Subject Subjects Number of Tutors* Biology 4 Business 4 Chemistry 6 English 1 Food, Nutrition, & Health 1 Mathematics 11 Personal Tutoring 1 Philosophy 3 Physics 6 Praxis 1 Psychology 1 Spanish 1 Statistics 6 *Note: This number reflects tutors who helped in multiple subjects. They are counted in the total number for each subject they tutored. The Learning Center (TLC) 12 P age

13 Chart 11. Tutors by Classification Tutors by Classification Undergraduate 20 Classification Graduate Tutors Summary of Tutoring Trends Table 2. Tutoring over Time Tutoring Over Time Number of Students Number of Tutoring Hours* Number of Visits Summer Summer ,273 Total 4,134 13, ,226 *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.) The Learning Center (TLC) 13 P age

14 Summary of Tutoring Trends Chart 12. Visitors by Semester Visitors by Semester Visitors Semester Chart 13. Tutors by Semester Tutors By Semester Tutors Semester The Learning Center (TLC) 14 P age

15 Summary of Tutoring Trends Chart 14. Tutors by Payment Method Tutors by Payment Method 100% 90% 80% 70% % 50% 40% % 20% 10% % Paid by TLC Volunteer Paid by Other Dept. The Learning Center (TLC) 15 P age

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GAT General (Analytical Reasoning Section) NOTE: This is GAT-C where: English-40%, Analytical Reasoning-30%, Quantitative-30% GAT GAT Part-II (Analytical Reasoning Section) 41. If A B, B A and C B (A)