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And the course assistant is assigned to a course. For example, the Math, Science, English, and
Mass Comm courses now have their own dedicated course assistants. The other thing we also do
is that we have allowed every College of Arts and Sciences faculty, with the approval of the Dean,
to give three extra credit marks to every student who comes to the ASC for a minimum of three
hours and who shows an improvement in his or her performance.

How successful has the ASC been in improving students’ academic performances?
So these’s some research that we are actually undertaking right now to see the role that the ASC
plays in the success of the students. To be perfectly honest, I would say we have a long way to go,
because we are still kind of identifying processes and systems. But for those students who know
that the ASC exists and are not motivated to come, so it is about motivation, right, Fatima? It is also
sometimes self-admission that you actually need help. Everybody can’t be good at everything.
Everybody has room for improvement in certain things. And we don’t judge anybody for coming
to us. We have created a very safe learning environment. And I think this is the key. All the services
done are confidential between the tutor and tutee. It is a non-judgmental and confidential
environment. To answer your question directly, we have a way to go because the students who
actually need help are not motivated to come.

Written by Fatima Abdullah
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