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 Services 2003 - 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