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The Learning Center (TLC) Tutoring Program Fall 2014 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 Nidhita Sharma, Graduate Assistant
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The Learning Center (TLC) Tutoring Program
Fall 2014
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
Nidhita Sharma, Graduate Assistant
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About The Learning Center (TLC) Tutoring:
The Learning Center has helped over 3,000 MSU students (including over 9,000 individual visits) since Fall 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.”
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Tutoring Schedule – Fall 2014
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Summary – Fall 2014
Number of students who utilized tutoring services: 418
Number of tutoring sessions provided to those students: 1,332
Number of tutors employed by The Learning Center: 37
Number of subjects for which tutoring was available: 16
Number of courses for which tutoring was available: 84
Most popular subjects: Math and Chemistry
Continued Services: - Free Tutoring
- Sunday afternoon tutoring
- Private tutoring
New Services: - Online tutoring for Distance Education students
- Supplemental Instruction in conjunction with the Day One Leadership Community
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Semester Overview – Fall 2014
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Semester Overview – Fall 2014
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*Sunday tutoring was offered from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM only.
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Students – Fall 2014
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Adkerson School of Accountancy
Bagley College of Engineering
College of Ag. & Life Sciences
College of Arch, Art & Design
College of Arts & Sciences
College of Business
College of Education
College of Forest Resources
College of Veterinary Medicine
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# of Students
Number of Students by College
No Referral
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Teacher24%
Friend18%
Other11%
Referral Method
Tutored Only Once52%
Tutored More Than Once48%
Returned Tutoring Visits
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Students – Fall 2014
Male40%
Female60%
Students by Gender
Black or African
American22%
Hispanic or Latino
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White51%
Other25%
Students by Ethnicity
Freshman35%
Sophomore28%
Junior24%
Senior12%
Graduate1%
Students by Classification
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Tutors – Fall 2014
Number of Tutors by Subject
Subjects Number of Tutors*
Agricultural Economics 1
Biology 9
Business 4
Chemistry 5
English 1
History 1
Mathematics 10
Mechanical Engineering 1
Personal Tutoring 2
Physics 11
Praxis I 1
Psychology 3
Spanish 1
Statistics 6
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*Note: This number reflects tutors who helped in multiple subjects. They are counted in the total number for each subject they tutored.
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Summary of Tutoring Trends
Tutoring Over Time
Number of
Students Number of
Tutoring Hours* Number of Visits Fall 2011 476 1778.08 1406 Spring 2012 387 1814.58 1387 Summer 2012 82 428.60 284 Fall 2012 505 1812.27 1389 Spring 2013 366 1264.30 1069 Summer 2013 75 246.08 172 Fall 2013 572 1344.35 1566 Spring 2014 419 1100.77 1286 Fall 2014 418 1071.65 1332
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*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.)
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Summary of Tutoring Trends
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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.
