Benefits of Tutoring in Mathematics
In past semesters students were awarded 5 extra credit points for 5 hours of tutoring on their exams. However I started to question if students were going to tutoring just to get the extra credit points or if they really needed the help. In Spring of 2013 I changed the tutoring requirements for all my courses. Students would now be required to complete 10 hours of tutoring throughout the semester and this would count towards 5% of their grade. I wanted students to attend tutoring because they saw a benefit and need, not just to get points. Students were given a