Learner Assistance Program

OED’s Learner Assistance Program provides three types of academic support for students: 1) large group sessions on study, learning and test-taking, conducted by OED faculty; 2) assistance to individual students in reviewing study and learning skills, and 3) small group sessions conducted by peer tutors.

Large group sessions are offered at the beginning of the academic year or semester. These sessions can be in the form of a short presentation at orientation or longer ‘workshop’ type sessions designed in conjunction with course faculty. Individual sessions are available to any UAMS student interested in improving his/her learning skills. "A" students find these types of sessions useful in helping them make better use of their study time and increase retention. These sessions are helpful to other students in improving their grades. To arrange either group or individual assistance, call 686-5720.

A peer-tutorial program staffed by graduate and advanced undergraduate students who are interested in assisting other students, is available in some pre-clinical courses. OED tries to locate tutors for courses that historically represent a major departure from preprofessional courses in terms of either amount or type of content or type of testing. The number of peer tutors varies from year to year depending on student interest in and willingness to tutor. Therefore tutoring in a course is generally available only after the first series of major exams and to students with an unsatisfactory grade (D or F).

Tutorial sessions are not ‘rehashes’ of lectures. Peer tutors help students develop learning skills specific to the demands of a particular course. Tutors prepare for a session by developing (or using instructor-developed) questions designed to check students’ understanding of major concepts.

Pathology tutors will fill out Tutor Review Forms for students they are tutoring.

Tutors can fill out their time on the Tutor Payroll Sheet.

College of Pharmacy students must now sign up for the PDA tutoring sessions on line.

Principle Contact: Judy Garrett

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