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Enhancing Student Success through the LEAD Program: Overview and Insights

This document summarizes the LEAD program led by Professors Elvan Akin-Bohner and Martin Bohner at the Rolla Building. It details the program's history, goals, and methods for increasing student engagement and success in Math 15. Key components include weekly sessions, teamwork activities, and motivational strategies like syllabus communication and incentives. Attendance and participation metrics are shared, indicating a positive correlation between LEAD session involvement and exam performance. The program fosters personal leadership, social interaction, and enhances overall student retention while making learning enjoyable.

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Enhancing Student Success through the LEAD Program: Overview and Insights

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  1. Math 15 LEAD Program Elvan Akin-Bohner and Martin BohnerNFTS LuncheonNovember 9, 2005

  2. Summary • History • Goals • How we do it • How we motivate them to attend • Data

  3. Goals • Get ready for homeworks, quizzes, exams • Increase student success • Develop teamwork • Develop personal leadership skills • Develop social interaction • Increase student retention • Fun

  4. How we do it (weekly LEAD sessions) • one professor, one GTA, one PLA • Three different times a week • Groups with 3 (maximum 4) students • Work at board • Work on problems we give them • Some students work on homework • Attendance taken

  5. How we do it (LEAD review sessions) • three professors, three GTAs, three PLAs • One time during exam weeks • Work at seat • Problems are projected on screen • Solutions are not shown

  6. How we motivate them to attend • Syllabus • Flyer • Announcements in class • E-mails • Cookies

  7. This semester, Professors Akin, Bohner, and Roe are operating the In G4/G5 of the Rolla Building (basement) Everybody is welcome to participate!! During exam weeks all three Learning Centers will operatein Schrenk-G3 on Tuesday, 7-9 pm (Sep 6, Sep 27, Nov 1, Nov 29)

  8. Math 15 Spring 2005LEAD Participation and Exam Results • Table on left: Percentage of students participating in LEAD session • Table on right: Exam results • A has 85 students, B 91, C 92, and D 36 Author: Martin Bohner

  9. Weekly Average Attendance(in percent) Spring 2005

  10. Math 15 Fall 2005LEAD Participation and Exam Results • Table on left: Number of students participating in LEAD session • Table on right: Exam results • Each section A, B, and C has about the same number of students (slightly more than 100) Author: Martin Bohner

  11. Weekly Average Attendance(in percent) Fall 2005

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