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STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES. Bowdoin College Q-Skills Program Linda Kirstein. OVERVIEW. History of Quantitative (Q)-Skills Program at Bowdoin Support Services Offered by Q-Skills Activities Conducted to Offer Services Design Services to Support your Program and Students.

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STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

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  1. STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES Bowdoin College Q-Skills Program Linda Kirstein

  2. OVERVIEW • History of Quantitative (Q)-Skills Program at Bowdoin • Support Services Offered by Q-Skills • Activities Conducted to Offer Services • Design Services to Support your Program and Students

  3. Q-Program Idea: 1993-1996 • Importance of numeracy recognized by faculty • Evidence of numeracy lack within student body • Construction of Q-Skills assessment test • Decision to hire a Q-Skills Director

  4. Responsibilities of Q-Skills Director • Major – administer a tutoring program • Other - administer Q-exam and counsel students - prepare materials to assist tutors - work with faculty to develop Q-materials - maybe develop/teach a Q-course - evaluate success of Q-program

  5. Early Years: 1996 – 2003 • Director hired • Q-test administered • Study Groups offered • Participation in New England Consortium of Quantitative Literacy (NECQL) • Membership in College Reading and Learning Association

  6. Recent Years: 2003 - 2008 • Creation of Center for Learning and Teaching • Change in college distribution requirements

  7. Q-Skills Student Support Services2003 - 2008 • Q-Skills Test • Study Groups • Workshops • Tutorials • Calculator loans

  8. Q-Skills Test & Advising • Information and sample test provided • Administration of test during orientation • Distribution and interpretation of scores • Advising • Q-Skills Director • Faculty Advisors • Follow up after first semester

  9. Study Groups and Workshops • Focus of Group and Workshops • Determination of Courses to utilize Q-Groups and/or Workshops • Student attendees

  10. Tutorials • Assigned • Students served • Tutor matches • Drop In

  11. Activities Behind the Services • Tutor Selection • Tutor Assignment • Tutor Training • Communication • Evaluation

  12. Tutor Selection Activities • Posting of positions • Contact current tutors • Contact faculty for suggestions • Contact recommended potential tutors • Interview interested potential tutors • Solicit interests of all continuing/new tutors

  13. Tutor Assignment Activities • Group and Workshop Leaders • Inform interested faculty of potential leaders • Match tutors with positions • Individual Tutors • Meet with student requesting tutorial • Match student with tutor • Communicate the match

  14. Tutor Training Activities • Tutoring handbook • Start-of-the-semester training • Check-in sessions • Post-meeting communication (Logs)

  15. Communication Activities • Tutors • Students • Faculty • Others

  16. Designing Services for Your Q-Program • Design and goals of your Q-Program • Identification of students to be served • Types of services to be offered • Existing services on your campus • Configuration of your new Q-Support • Staffing of your new Q-Support

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