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School of Education
The Mathematics and Science Academy will provide
after-school tutoring to third- and fourth-graders
at Miller School in the Hill District, in hopes
of overcoming measured deficiencies in performance
in those subjects in the upper grades at that
school. The project is being undertaken by the
School of Education's Department of Counseling,
Psychology and Special Education, which will provide
special education students as tutors. Dr. Joseph
Maola, chair of the department and a former special
education teacher and school counselor, will be
the project director.
Sequence of Activities
The first course of action will be to meet Miller
School and university members who are interested
in working on this project. These members will
decide how students will be referred to the program,
and the general course of action and persons responsible.
Once students are referred, assessments of individual
students' skills will begin. Student interviews,
teacher interviews and family interviews will
be conducted. After we review and analyze the
students' information we will plan a course of
study to enhance improvement. Continuous evaluation
of each step will be done to determine the effectiveness
of the process and satisfaction of the participants.
Products to be Developed and Impact
Objectives
The goals of this project are: (1) Improving
mathematical problem-solving skills of third and
fourth graders at Miller School; (2) Developing
role models who can serve as future tutors of
students who have difficulty solving written mathematical
problems; (3) Improving morale among students
who are required to develop these mathematical
problem-solving skills. It is anticipated that
several secondary goals will be achieved. These
are: (Improved reading ability; (2) Improved computational
ability; (3) better interpersonal relationships
among the students.
Contact: Dr.
Joseph Maola, or call 396-6099
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