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Contact Us:

Address
8000 York Road
Towson, MD 21252

Location
Cook Library,
Room 524

Phone
410-704-2291

E-mail
achieve@towson.edu

Business Hours:
Mon. - Thu. 8 AM - 6 PM
Fri. - 8 AM - 5 PM
The schedule for
 tutoring varies.  Check
the specific center
schedule for tutoring
hours.

Webmaster
Liz Scarbrough
escarbro@towson.edu

Tutor Resources

Navigation last updated
10/15/07

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News & Events

  • Spring 2008 tutoring is over.  Tutoring for the Summer Trimester will be available beginning Tuesday, May 27th.  Click here to complete the tutor request form.

  • Spring Newsletter now available.  Click here.

  • Returning?  Click here for a quick link to drop-in tutoring.

  • Interested in tutoring over the summer?  Visit the Tutor Resources section and let us know.

Structured Study Groups

Structured Study Groups (SSGs) provide academic support for general education courses, developmental reading and math. A SSG is a task-oriented study system that requires students to employ active learning skills in a small group setting.

Students are encouraged to take a learning styles inventory to understand how they learn best.  A free online inventory is available at: http://www.howtolearn.com/lsinventory_student.html.

  • Currently SSGs are formed for TU developmental courses and each group consists of no more than seven students.
     
  • Many students who participate in SSGs are recommended by faculty, others are invited by the AAC based upon placement test results, and others self-select.
     
  • The structured study group program is unlike tutoring, in that students are expected to attend each session having completed any out-of-class assignments and group practice items for purpose of mastery.
     
  • Students are aware that class attendance combined with commitment to regularly attend structured study sessions is expected.
     
  • SSGs are designed to encourage collaborative and active learning. Our role is to model active student learning, which is demonstrated during the study groups. 
     
  • The AAC employs various techniques to foster learning within each group and encourages participants to share feedback.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Structured Study Groups