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The Department of Mathematics and Statistics

General Information for Instructors
MAT 090, MAT 095, MAT 098, MAT 107

2008-2009

Patrick Coen
Lab Assistant Coordinator
Wallace 115
(859) 622-2198
pat.coen@eku.edu

Ann Bailey
Course Coordinator for MAT 090 & MAT 095
Wallace 318
(859) 622-1408
ann.bailey@eku.edu

Margaret Yoder
Course Coordinator for MAT 098 & MAT 107
Wallace 306
(859) 622-1618
margaret.yoder@eku.edu

Departmental Office
Wallace 312
(859) 622-5942

Coordination Office
Wallace 314
(859) 622-1921

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

2 Developmental Education at Eastern Kentucky University
3 Course Placement and Course Descriptions
4 Before Classes Begin
6 Labs and Recitation Sections
7 Labs
8 Recitation Sections
9 Exams
10 Final Exams and End of the Semester Information
11 Ideas
12 Miscellaneous Information
13 Lab Assistant Evaluation

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EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

The developmental education program at Eastern Kentucky University is designed to help students achieve academic
success by developing or enhancing skills in three essential skills areas: reading, writing, and mathematics.
Proficiencies in these areas are measured by student performance on the ACT, SAT, and EKU placement tests.
Students identified through testing as needing additional preparation are required to enroll in developmental
coursework.
Enrollment & Completion Requirements
All full- or part-time students with developmental requirements in two or more areas must take GSO 102 in the first
semester of enrollment. All full- or part-time students with developmental requirements, identified by the ACT, SAT
and local placement testing are required to enroll in the specified developmental course(s) during their first and each
subsequent semester of enrollment, excluding summer, at EKU until all developmental requirements are completed.
Part-time students must enroll in any required developmental course(s) before attempting course work which carries
academic credit, other than GSO 102 or other required orientation courses. Students with developmental
requirements are allowed a maximum of two consecutive terms of University enrollment, excluding summer, to
successfully complete each required course. Students not completing developmental requirements in the specified
timeframe will have developmental holds placed on their course registration. Students with developmental
requirements must complete all required developmental courses by the end of the term in which they attempt their
45th credit hour, including developmental hours. Withdrawal from a developmental course counts as one semester of
University enrollment toward the attempted completion of developmental requirements. Students not completing all
developmental requirements within 45 hours will be developmentally dismissed.

The developmental courses offered at Eastern are as follows: ENG 090 (Basic Writing), ENG 095 (Developmental
Composition), ENR 090 (Developmental Reading I), ENR 095 (Developmental Reading II), MAT 090 (Prealgebra),
and MAT 095 (Developmental Algebra I). Placement in and successful completion of these courses is required of
students not demonstrating proficiency through testing. Each course is a three-hour institutional credit course. Credit
hours for these courses do not apply toward graduation but do count toward enrollment status for such purposes as
determining eligibility for housing and financial aid.

Students with two or more developmental area requirements are enrolled in associate degree programs or as
"Undeclared" majors. The Office of Academic Advising will assist these students in creating linkages to the
departments of their intended majors. Students with two or more developmental area requirements are restricted to
13 hours of University enrollment, unless otherwise specified by admission status.

Developmental Restrictions

• Students with two or more developmental areas are restricted to 13 hours of University enrollment unless
otherwise specified by admissions status.
• Students with two or more developmental areas are enrolled in associate degree programs or as "Undeclared"
majors. The Office of Academic Advising and Retention will assist these students in creating linkages to the
departments of their intended majors.
• Students with developmental requirements cannot enroll in MAT 105, MAT 106, or EDF 103 until all MAT,
ENR, and ENG developmental requirements are completed.

Grading Policies in Developmental Courses:

• Developmental credit hours do not apply toward graduation or to GPA, but do count toward enrollment status
for such purposes as financial aid eligibility and full-time student status.
• The only grades possible in MAT 095 are A, B, C, and F. There are no course grades of D in developmental
courses. Developmental course grades are not included in the calculation of GPAs.

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COURSE PLACEMENT AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Placement Guidelines
All students are required to demonstrate basic skills in reading, mathematics, and writing. Basic skills are
assessed by ACT and SAT scores and placement test scores. Students have the opportunity to take placement
tests before orientation sessions and during New Student Days. Students are encouraged to prepare for the
placement tests by using the sample online placement tests available at www.testing.eku.edu. These tests can be
scheduled by contacting the EKU Office of Academic Testing. Students not demonstrating proficiency are
required to successfully complete the appropriate levels of developmental courses.

Placement in Developmental Mathematics Courses*
The mathematics section of the ACT is used to determine placement in developmental mathematics courses.
The following guidelines for mathematics placement have been established.
 ACT Math score 01-15 - placement in MAT 090
 ACT Math score 16-17 - placement in MAT 095
 ACT Math score 18 or above or a sum of the SAT verbal/critical reading and mathematics score
870 or higher - basic mathematics skills are assumed

Course Descriptions

MAT 090—Prealgebra (3 hours) Institutional Credit
Real number system, ratio and proportion, order of operations, measurement, exponents and radicals,
probability and statistics, graphs, a strong strand of geometry, and basic algebraic concepts such as solving
linear equations and understanding variables and algebraic expressions.

MAT 095—Developmental Algebra I (3 hours) Institutional Credit
Prerequisite: MAT 090 with a course grade of at least “C.” Real number system, algebraic expressions,
integer exponents, linear and quadratic equations, inequalities, polynomials, graphing linear and quadratic
functions, factoring, systems of equations, radical expressions, and basic descriptive geometry.

MAT 098—Algebra II (3 hours) Institutional Credit
Prerequisite: MAT 095 with a course grade of at least “C.” Real number system, number theory, algebraic
expressions and sentences, linear and quadratic equations, inequalities, operations with polynomials,
relations and functions, graphing linear, quadratic, exponential, and polynomial functions, factoring
polynomials, systems of equations, radical expressions.

MAT 098 is designed to provide a bridge between MAT 095 and MAT 107. This course is not a requirement
for students needing to complete the University Developmental Program.

MAT 107—College Algebra (3 hours)
Prerequisite: MAT 098 with a minimum grade of “C” or a minimum score of 22 on the mathematics
portion of the ACT or a minimum score of 530 on the math portion of the SAT or a passing score on the
EKU MAT 107 Prerequisite Skills Test. Real and complex numbers, integer and rational exponents,
polynomial and rational equations and inequalities, graphs of functions and relations, exponential and
logarithmic functions, systems of equations, matrices. Use of graphing calculators.

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BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN

All Instructors

 You can pick up textbooks for the courses you are teaching, overhead pens (red, yellow, black, blue
work best on the elmo), overhead transparencies (if needed), and supplies (lab envelopes, graphing
transparencies, etc.) at the Coordination Office (Wallace 314). Please check with a member of the office
staff before picking up your textbooks. Red pens, staples, and other supplies are in the storage cabinet
in Wallace 313. Paper (blue or green will work best on elmos) is available in Wallace 317. When you
need transparencies washed throughout the semester, please take them to Wallace 312. Place sheets of
paper between the transparencies and put them in a folder with your name on it. Student workers will
wash these and return them to your mailbox in Wallace 313.

 Read this guide and the departmental portion of the syllabus. Bring questions to the Course
Coordinator. Please don’t hesitate to ask. This guide is a compilation of policies that have been
developed over several years. If you feel that a particular policy does not lead to maximum student
learning, please talk to the coordinator about it before doing something different. One requirement is
that the students in all sections have a reasonably consistent experience.

 Prepare an addendum to the syllabus that includes your name, class, office number, office telephone, e-
mail address, office hours, inclement weather schedule for your class, and more details on the grading
policy. By the second class meeting, each student in your class should have a copy of the departmental
portion of the syllabus and this addendum. MAT 090, MAT 095, and MAT 107 departmental syllabi
will be copied for you and you can pick them up in Wallace 314. MAT 098 instructors generally copy
their own syllabi. (Please read the next page before completing your addendum.)

 Please note that the syllabus states that every odd problem is assigned as homework. Often course
instructors find that this is too many problems and give the students very specific assignments. This
works well, provided that the problems assigned are representative of what will occur on the quizzes and
tests. Sometimes a section may have too few of a particular type of problem and the course instructor
will assign all of the problems of that type and then particular problems from the other parts of the
section.

 Be ready for student questions about the policies in this guide. You can also refer to the Undergraduate
Catalog for Eastern Kentucky University for information on courses and University requirements. If
you do not know the answer to a student's question, please feel free to refer the student to Dr. Margaret
Yoder (Wallace 306), the Coordination Office (Wallace 314), or the Departmental Office (Wallace 312).
Students who do not meet course prerequisites may be disenrolled.

 Learn the emergency exit procedures and emergency routes for your classroom(s).

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BEFORE CLASSES BEGIN

For Mass Lecture Instructors

 Meet with your lab assistants on the day of the lab assistant training meeting, introduce yourself to your
lab assistants, and confirm the pre-lab meeting time.

 Read the lab assistant manual. You will be responsible for ensuring that your lab assistants follow those
policies.

 If you give an assignment other than all odds for a particular section, please make sure that the lab
assistants are given the assignments in advance of their labs and/or recitations.

 The first lab WILL meet for all developmental classes. Prepare material for your lab assistants. They
must take roll. You may want the lab assistants to discuss portions of the syllabus (for example, how lab
and recitation sections will be conducted, what happens in lab on quiz days, what happens in lab on test
days, how to read the day-by-day schedule, and the being-late-to-lab policy). You may also have a
recitation or pretest planned.

 Your addendum must include your plan to count attendance problems or homework in the course grade.
This is often done by considering these points as a quiz score that cannot be dropped.

For Instructors of Classes with no Lab

 MAT 090 and MAT 095 courses meet an extra half-hour each day beyond what is necessary for a 3-hour
class. This is to allow you to give the students a recitation and quiz experience similar to that
experienced by the students in a mass lecture. It is usually more beneficial to the students to use that
time actually doing problems (on a quiz, as guided practice, in groups, individually, or some other way)
than to spend the time watching extra examples. You may wish to read the pages regarding labs so that
you can provide a similar experience for your students.

 MAT 098 and MAT 107 courses do not have this extra time, so you may need to find a way to
encourage students to put time in outside of class. This can be accomplished by collecting homework if
you have time to grade it. This can also be done by requiring students to spend time in the tutoring
center or to spend time doing an online assignment. Many of our courses have online material provided
by the textbook company. All you will need to do is to set it up so that the scores on the quizzes or
practice tests are reported to you. The computer will do the grading.

 Your addendum must include your plan for the 50-point homework/quiz score in the course grade. One
way to avoid “boxing yourself in” is to say that various quizzes and homework assignments will be
graded, the total points earned will be divided by the total points possible, and then that number will be
multiplied by 50.

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LABS AND RECITATION SECTIONS

 Mass lecture sections are divided into smaller sections that meet for labs and recitation sections each
week.
 The lab assistants are undergraduate and graduate students. The lecture leader is to be available during
lab and recitation sessions to handle problems as they arise and to evaluate lab assistant performance.
Typical problems include late lab assistants, too few quizzes/tests/scratch paper, and late students. Less
frequent problems include cheating incidents, fire drills, and student health problems.
 Because some labs do not all meet in the same building you need to create a plan for communicating
with your lab assistants during lab if necessary. Exchanging cell phone numbers is one option.
 Lab assistants are not to re-teach material taught in lecture but are to work problems and answer student
questions.
 The lecture leader meets with the lab assistants 15 minutes before labs and recitations. Please let your
lab assistants know the location and time of these meetings and an emergency number where you can be
reached if they cannot attend their scheduled labs. Be sure this information is in lab assistant mailboxes
before the first lab meets.
 The office staff can duplicate the quizzes and recitation sheets if you submit the originals at least two
working days in advance of the quiz or recitation.
 Large envelopes have been prepared for holding quizzes, recitations, and exams given in labs. On the
front of the envelope is a form to record attendance. You will need to fill out the information at the top
of the forms for the first lab meeting. The attendance form helps you and the office determine how
many copies of quizzes, recitations, or exams are needed for each lab. Insist that the lab assistants fill
out the needed information each week. Lab assistants are to return these envelopes to you immediately
after each lab.
 At the fifteen-minute meetings you will distribute recitations, quizzes, or exams to be given in lab that
day. You can also discuss the method from the text that you have emphasized, how you want topics
explained, how labs are going, etc. If a lab assistant is having difficulty with a lab, set up a time to
discuss those problems and perhaps attend the lab.
 If you use problem-solving methods other than those in the text, communicate these in writing. The
written approach needs to be given to your lab assistants, students, the Course Coordinator, and the
Mathematics Tutoring Center Manager. The lab assistants should receive such information at least two
days in advance of the lab or recitation. The information sheet should include the procedure and at least
one completely worked example using the procedure. Lab assistants, students, and tutors become
extremely frustrated and confused when the methods used are not in the textbooks. A lab assistant
should never need to ask a student what method the lecture leader used.
 Lab assistants are evaluated each semester. The evaluation forms used are included in the Lab Assistant
Guide. Problems with lab assistants need to be reported to the Coordination Office promptly. These
might include a lab assistant who does not show up for lab, comes late to the fifteen minute meeting,
does not have needed skills to teach a lab, or does not have an appropriate attitude toward you or the
Developmental Mathematics Program. Other problems with lab assistants typically include student
reports of a lab assistant who does not know how to do assigned problems, makes many errors on
problems being demonstrated during lab, or does not know how to deal with difficult student behaviors.

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LABS

 Almost all quizzes and exams (not the final exam) are given during these sessions.
 During the 50-minute lab on quiz days the first 20 minutes of lab are used for answering students’
questions and the last 30 minutes of lab are used for administering the quiz. If students finish a quiz
early, they may leave early. Please encourage your lab assistants to have students check all their work
before turning in the quiz and leaving the lab room.
 You may want lab assistants to conduct the 20-minute question/answer period at the beginning of quiz
days in one of the following manners. Please make your instructions clear to the lab assistant. You
don’t have to do the same thing each time.
a) The lab assistant writes the sections to be covered in lab that day on the board and has
students request problems to be worked from those sections. If the students do not have
questions that fill the time, the lab assistant works problems from sections so that each
section on the quiz is covered.
b) Problems prepared by the lecture leader or lab assistant are given to the students to
work either individually or in groups. The lab assistants move around the room
answering questions on either the prepared problems or any homework problems.
Answer keys to these prepared problems need to be available so that students can check
their own work. Before the quiz, the lab assistants should review the problems most
frequently missed on the prepared problems. Remember that there are only 20 minutes
for this.
 Students will be given 50 minutes for the chapter tests on exam days. Lab assistants do not answer
student questions about the course material after lab begins on test days. The students may leave as
soon as they finish the exam. Please encourage your lab assistants to have students check their work
before they leave the exam.
 You are responsible for writing quizzes. The problems need to be selected from the assigned homework
exercises or very similar to exercises in the textbook. Select problems that are representative of the
sections covered both in terms of content and difficulty. Usually, ten problems on quizzes work best. In
MAT 095 it may be necessary to have fewer problems on some of the more difficult sections (for
example, rational expressions or application problems). Even with fewer problems you can have partial
credit given in such a manner that the quiz is worth is 10 points.
 Quizzes must be typed. Lecture leaders are responsible for constructing homework quizzes. If needed,
a member of the office staff can type your quizzes, but you must allow enough lead-time. You will be
responsible for proofreading quizzes typed by members of the office staff for accuracy. You can also
type your own quizzes. The quizzes should not be multiple-choice only, but you may want to give a few
questions of this type, since the tests are multiple-choice.
 Lab assistants grade the quizzes from an answer key that you provide. The key must include written
instructions for giving partial credit (if any). The lab assistants are often Mathematics Teaching majors,
so it is important that we give them guidance in their lab teaching experience and demonstrate how to
effectively communicate with students.
 Lab assistants are expected to check students’ work on the quizzes. The lab assistant needs to circle and
correct a student's error(s), then write out a corrected solution to the problem, including all necessary
steps in getting the final answer. Remind your lab assistants of these procedures at the first couple of lab
meetings.
 Make-up quizzes are not usually given. If you decide that a particular student should be allowed to
make up a quiz, you are responsible for constructing the make-up quiz.

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RECITATION SECTIONS

 MAT 090 and MAT 095 mass lectures have recitation sections. These students have had difficulty with
problem solving. Recitation sections have been added to the courses to provide more time for the
students to develop problem-solving skills. The responses by both the students and lecture leaders to
recitations have been positive.

 The lecture leader will design problem sets that the students work either individually or in small groups
during the 50-minute recitation sessions. If problems are used other than those found in the textbook,
the lecture leader must distribute those to the lab assistants at least one day prior to the recitation.
Recitation problem sets are better too long than too short. The lab assistants provide individual attention
to students as they work to develop problem solving skills and strategies while completing the work
sheets. You may need to work with lab assistants to help them as they learn to work with and form
student groups during recitations.

 Answer keys should be provided to each lab assistant for each set of recitation problems. It is helpful if
at least two answer keys are provided for each problem set, so that all students can check their work and
leave with correct solutions to study. Colored paper works well for answer keys.

 Lab assistants grade the recitation problem sets during the recitation hour. The course syllabus explains
how the recitation section grade counts in the final course grade.

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EXAMS

For All Instructors

 Individual instructors are responsible for writing MAT 098 and MAT 107 tests. MAT 098 and MAT
107 tests are usually multiple-choice, but this is not required. Feel free to work with another instructor
on writing tests. You must copy your own exams or submit them with a copy request at least 48 hours
before the exam is needed.
 The MAT 090 and MAT 095 tests are departmental. Because of the size of our mass lecture courses,
these are multiple-choice format. The mass lecture leaders will alternate writing the tests, which will be
proofread by the course coordinator. Exams will be copied for you.
 MAT 090 and MAT 095 tests consist of 20 to 25 questions. For MAT 090 there are usually 25
questions and for MAT 095, 20 or 25 questions, depending on the level of difficulty of the questions.
These tests will be available in the Coordination Office for you to review one week prior to the date the
test is given.
 Any student who misses an exam for any reason must see you for permission to take a make-up test. A
valid excuse (listed on the course syllabus) and appropriate documentation are required. Students with a
valid excuse are allowed to take the general make-up covering the entire course, given at the end of the
semester. If you feel that the student should take the same test as the other students early or not more
than one day late, you must proctor it.

For Mass Lecture Leaders

 Exams will be photocopied and put into the lab envelopes. Other instructors must copy their own exams
or submit them with a copy request at least 48 hours before the exam is needed.
 In MAT 090, MAT 095, and MAT 098 lab assistants or instructors are to take up the test, scratch paper,
and answer sheet (if included) for each test. Similar or identical tests are given to multiple sections, so
security of the test is imperative. Tests are to be returned to students one week after the test is given.
The lab assistants cannot keep a copy of the test until the tests are returned to the students.
 All extra copies of a test are to be returned to the Coordination Office (Wallace 314) immediately after
the test is given.
 Immediately after lab each week bring your empty lab envelopes to the Coordination Office (Wallace
314). The quizzes or tests can then be duplicated for the next lab meeting.
 You are responsible for picking up your lab envelopes from the Coordination Office during scheduled
office hours.
 Lecture leaders are responsible for grading all exams. Lab assistants should not grade the exams.

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FINAL EXAMS AND END OF THE SEMESTER INFORMATION

 The final exams for all developmental mathematics courses are comprehensive and departmental. You
will get an opportunity to review the finals and make suggestions before they are given. MAT 090,
MAT 095, MAT 098, and MAT 107 finals are multiple-choice.

 The final exams for MAT 090, MAT 095, and MAT 107 are given in the mass lecture rooms in the
Wallace and Combs Buildings. Lecture leaders and lab assistants are required to help proctor the final
exams. A schedule of dates, times, and locations for final exams will be distributed later in the semester.

 At the end of the semester, the grades are calculated according to the procedure listed in the syllabus.

 After you have given your final and given students their course grades, you will need to give the
Coordination Office your students’ final exams. These are kept on file one year in case a student
challenges a course grade.

 At the end of the semester you will also need to turn in to the Coordination Office a copy of your final
grades and grade sheets (including all test, quiz, attendance problem, and/or recitation scores that were
used to assign your students’ course grades).

 Please do not wait until the semester is over to complete evaluations of your lab assistants. The Lab
Assistant Coordinator may use these when making assignments for the following semester.

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IDEAS THAT HAVE WORKED FOR MANY INSTRUCTORS

 Encourage students to attend each lecture, lab, and recitation session. There is a strong association
between attendance/participation and course grades.

 Encourage students who are having difficulties to use the Mathematics Tutoring Center. This tutorial
lab offers small group tutoring, computer-aided instruction, video instruction, and supplementary
materials (such as practice tests, supplementary textbooks, and manipulatives). You are more than
welcome to volunteer some of your office hours in the tutoring center. In the past students have had
very positive responses to being tutored by their instructor in the center.

 Videotapes that match textbook coverage of material are available for check out in the Crabbe Library.
The videos are also played several times daily over the campus cable television system. You will
receive information about the times and channels on which these tapes can be viewed on campus cable
within the first week of classes. You should take time to view these tapes either in the tutoring center or
on campus cable. The material on the tapes is very well organized and explains concepts and procedures
thoroughly.

 It may boost morale (and attendance) in mass lecture if you collect a problem during class each day
(typically at the end). You may wish to collect these by having students place their paper into folders
corresponding to their lab. The lab assistants grade these attendance problems. The papers can be
returned to students at the lab meetings via the lab assistants. While students are working on the
problems, you can walk around the room to check student work and answer questions. At the end of the
semester these problems may count as part of the students’ grades (a bonus score, which can be up to
2% maximum of the course grade; or a quiz score which cannot be dropped). Anything you do that
constitutes a change in the departmental grading policy must be approved by the Course Coordinator
and included in your addendum.

 Encourage students to use calculators. Please note that students should not be allowed to share
calculators on tests or quizzes.

 Encourage students with difficulties to see you during your office hours.

 Offer group help sessions as a part of your office hours. You will need to reserve a room for help
sessions.

 If there is not sufficient time in class to review for an exam, you may want to schedule a review session.
Again, you need to reserve a room for such sessions.

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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

 Your office hours must be posted outside your office door and announced in lecture. Your lab assistants
need to receive a copy of your office hours, syllabus, and course addendum. If you are not available for
a posted office hour, please call the Coordination Office (622-1921) and make the office staff aware of
your absence. If you know in advance you will not be in your office during your scheduled hours,
please let the Coordination Office know and post the change outside your office door.

 There are microphones and paper (blue, green, and white) in the cabinet in the mass lecture rooms. You
will need to see the administrative assistant (in Wallace 312) to check out a key to the cabinet. Extra
microphones will still be available in Wallace 314. If you notice the paper is running low in the mass
lecture room, please take down a ream (a 500-sheet pack) as you go to lecture. The colored paper is in
Wallace 317 on the shelves.

 To assess the effectiveness of the Developmental Mathematics Program and Tutoring Center, all grades
for MAT 090, MAT 095, and MAT 098 are to be recorded and calculated using an Excel spreadsheet.
You will need to maintain the spreadsheet throughout the semester. The Tutoring Center Manager can
help you set up the needed spreadsheets for grades, attendance, and recitation scores.

 If you did not attend the lab assistants training meeting, please get a copy of all materials given to lab
assistants at that meeting. Lab assistants were told that missing a lab could mean losing a job. The Lab
Assistant Coordinator needs to know about any problems you have with lab assistants very early so that
these labs are visited and appropriate actions taken. These problems need to be submitted in written
form so that we have documentation of difficulties.

 In an effort to better communicate with tutors, the Mathematics Tutoring Center Manager would also
like a copy of your preferences and alternative teaching approaches at the beginning of the semester.
For example, in factoring polynomials if you prefer the AC method in the text over the sign analysis and
trial and error approach, simply give the manager that information. If you emphasize using the number
line when adding integers, put it in writing. It would be helpful if you would include a worked example
for each approach. The tutors can be much more effective when they have information in hand prior to
the student's arrival in the tutoring center.

Keep in Touch

 Please let Patrick know how your lab assistants are doing. If there is a problem with a lab assistant,
Patrick would like to know.
 Please keep Margaret informed about your class. If there are problems or concerns about content or
scheduling, see her immediately.
 When unusual situations or problems arise (and they always do), come to see one of the coordinators
about it. Often we have dealt with similar situations before and at least know someone we can contact to
get help.
 If you do not understand or agree with a policy or procedure please feel free to discuss it with one of the
coordinators.

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Lab Assistant ___________________________ Date ____________
Lecture Leader ___________________________ Course ____________
Topics Covered ___________________________ Time ____________

Evaluator: Rate the lab assistant in each area below on a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 being “poor” and 5 being “excellent.”

Lab Procedures:

1. Introduces topics to be covered. 1 2 3 4 5

2. Uses appropriate questioning strategies to engage students. 1 2 3 4 5

3. Adequately answers students’ questions. 1 2 3 4 5

4. Is well prepared. 1 2 3 4 5

5. Board work is organized and easy to follow. 1 2 3 4 5

6. Actively proctors quiz/test. 1 2 3 4 5

7. Maximizes the use of lab time. 1 2 3 4 5

8. Follows all lab procedures outlined in the Lab Assistant Guide. 1 2 3 4 5
(starts/stops on time, observes 10-minute deadline, erases board before
quiz/exam, has students exit immediately after quiz/exam, closes door, etc.)

Recitation Procedures: (omit for MAT 107)

1. Introduces topics to be covered. 1 2 3 4 5

2. Continuously monitors student performance during class. 1 2 3 4 5

3. Encourages students to work together and problem solve. 1 2 3 4 5

4. Maximizes the use of recitation time. 1 2 3 4 5

5. Follows all recitation procedures outlined in the Lab Assistant Guide. 1 2 3 4 5
(starts/stops on time, observes 10-minute deadline, etc.)

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Overall Evaluation:

1. Communicates in a positive and supportive manner. 1 2 3 4 5

2. Shows consistent sensitivity to physical, social, 1 2 3 4 5
and cultural differences.

3. Demonstrates knowledge of content. 1 2 3 4 5

4. Communicates content at an appropriate level. 1 2 3 4 5

5. Shows consistent use of terminology and techniques used 1 2 3 4 5
by the lecture leader.