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IDENTIFYING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT'S MOTIVATION TO ATTEND TUTORING FOR GENERAL CHEMISTRY COURSES

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Date Issued:
2018
Abstract/Description:
General Chemistry II is a common chemistry course that is required for professional school such as, medical, dental, optometry schooling. Considering that it historically has a high drop, fail, withdrawal rate, it is surprising that less than 10% of students in chemistry II attend tutoring at the Student Academic Resource Center (SARC). In this tutoring center, sessions are led by students who have excelled previously in that specific course. The objective of this research is to investigate the relationship between student motivation and attendance in SARC peer tutoring sessions for chemistry II. More precisely, to better understand the connection between those who have a motivation of getting a good grade and learning the material and those who attend tutoring. In order to gain insight on a student's motivation to attend sessions in SARC, a survey was distributed to those taking the class currently. Two modes were used including paper survey and online. Findings from this investigation will lead to suggestions to increase SARC chemistry tutoring attendance which could positively impact the success of STEM students on UCF's campus.
Title: IDENTIFYING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT'S MOTIVATION TO ATTEND TUTORING FOR GENERAL CHEMISTRY COURSES.
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Name(s): Hyacinthe, Alexis C, Author
Saitta, Erin, Committee Chair
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2018
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: General Chemistry II is a common chemistry course that is required for professional school such as, medical, dental, optometry schooling. Considering that it historically has a high drop, fail, withdrawal rate, it is surprising that less than 10% of students in chemistry II attend tutoring at the Student Academic Resource Center (SARC). In this tutoring center, sessions are led by students who have excelled previously in that specific course. The objective of this research is to investigate the relationship between student motivation and attendance in SARC peer tutoring sessions for chemistry II. More precisely, to better understand the connection between those who have a motivation of getting a good grade and learning the material and those who attend tutoring. In order to gain insight on a student's motivation to attend sessions in SARC, a survey was distributed to those taking the class currently. Two modes were used including paper survey and online. Findings from this investigation will lead to suggestions to increase SARC chemistry tutoring attendance which could positively impact the success of STEM students on UCF's campus.
Identifier: CFH2000330 (IID), ucf:45862 (fedora)
Note(s): 2018-05-01
B.S.
College of Undergraduate Studies,
Bachelors
This record was generated from author submitted information.
Subject(s): peer tutor
motivation
class size
tutoring center
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH2000330
Restrictions on Access: public
Host Institution: UCF

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