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Course-specific Services

 
Here are a few ways that faculty from across the university have incorporated the CAT Center's services into their courses:
 
  • Some instructors offer students the opportunity to retake a test if the students will agree to meet with a tutor to review and correct the original test.
  • Introductory Chemistry faculty offer two points of extra credit for each tutoring session a student attends before an exam. Three sessions = six extra points!
  • History instructors assist students with organizing study sessions for their courses. The instructors work with the CAT Center Director to identify a tutor, then poll the class to determine a convenient meeting time. Students can then convene once or twice a week for a tutor-facilitated study group.
  • Political Science, USI, and Communication and Theater Arts instructors offer incentives for students who participate in CAT Center workshops.
  • One Health Sciences faculty member incorporated the CAT Center workshops into her students' research activities for the Barriers to First-Year Student Wellness project.
  • Chemistry tutors have collaborated with faculty to develop course-specific workshops on topics such as "How to Solve Chemistry Word Problems" or "Understanding Unit Conversions."
 
   
     
 
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