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
About The Learning Center (TLC) Tutoring: The Learning Center has helped over 3,000 MSU students (including over 9,000 individual visits) since 2011. 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) www.tlc.msstate.edu 2 P age
Tutoring Schedule 2015 The Learning Center (TLC) www.tlc.msstate.edu 3 P age
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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) www.tlc.msstate.edu 5 P age
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 34.00 1.00 57.00 28.00 27.00 14.00 9.00 23.00 28.00 7.00 66.00 2.00 39.00 98.00 155.00 391.00 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 Number of Visits The Learning Center (TLC) www.tlc.msstate.edu 6 P age
Semester Overview 2015 Visits 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Tutoring by Month January February March April May Visits 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 300 Tutoring by Day of the Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sunday Tutoring by Time of the Day 250 Visits 200 150 100 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) www.tlc.msstate.edu 7 Page
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 14 95 College of Ag. & Life Sciences 32 Bagley College of Engineering 81 Adkerson School of Accountancy 9 0 20 40 60 80 100 # 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) www.tlc.msstate.edu 8 P age
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) www.tlc.msstate.edu 9 P age
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 1 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 The Learning Center (TLC) www.tlc.msstate.edu 10 P age
Summary of Tutoring Trends Tutoring Over Time Number of Students Number of Tutoring Hours* Number of Visits 2011 476 1778.08 1406 2012 387 1814.58 1387 Summer 2012 82 428.60 284 2012 505 1812.27 1389 2013 366 1264.30 1069 Summer 2013 75 246.08 172 2013 572 1344.35 1566 2014 419 1100.77 1286 2014 418 1071.65 1332 2015 374 876.02 1062 Total 3674 11736.70 10953 *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 700 600 500 400 476 387 505 366 572 419 418 374 300 200 100 82 75 0 2011 2012 Summer 2012 2012 2013 Summer 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 The Learning Center (TLC) www.tlc.msstate.edu 11 P age
Summary of Tutoring Trends Total Number of Tutors 43 36 37 29 29 30 26 27 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013 2014 2014 2015 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 10 8 5 6 8 7 8 10 9 7 9 2011 14 14 12 14 15 2012 2012 Tutors By Payment Method 2013 2013 6 15 2014 12 14 7 6 18 23 2014 2015 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) www.tlc.msstate.edu 12 P age