Bio 1A Services (SLC)

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SLC Biology 1A/1AL Services: Fall 2008

The SLC offers four types of support for students in Bio 1A/1AL:

Drop-in Tutoring	Study Groups
Mock Exams	Individual Tutoring

Study Groups for Bio 1A
Study Groups meet 2 hours a day, twice each week. In groups, a study group leader coaches the group by reviewing course material, answering questions, working examples to illustrate course concepts, providing worksheets for students to work on together, and helping students develop effective study strategies.

Sign-up for these study groups is required because of their high demand. When you sign up, you are asked what times best fit into your schedule. Basically, you are voting for times. The times for the study groups will then be set so that they accommodate the most students. Times of the groups are not known in advance because they depend on the students' schedules.

Important Dates
Mon, Aug 25- Th, Sept 4 at 11:59pm	Sign Up to be in a Science Study Group If your schedule changes, come back and change your information.
Fri, Sept 5 at 9pm	Group assignments are posted here. (You are NOT emailed your asignment)
Fri, Sept 5- Mon Sept 8	Check Your Study Group Assignment
Mon, Sept 8 at 9am	Drop-in Tutoring opens on 2nd floor Chavez.
Mon, Sept 8 and Tues Sept 9	SLC Science Study Groups begin.

Check Your Study Group Assignment

Bio 1A Study Group Schedule

Day/Time	Location	Group Leader	Status
TBA Fri, Feb 1

Drop-In Tutoring for Bio 1A and 1AL

Tutoring Hours:	TBA During the hours MTWTh 9-4, F 9-12.
Location:	Science Drop-in Tutoring Area on the 2nd floor of the Chávez Student Center.
Start Date:	Tutoring starts Monday, September 8th.

The SLC provides Drop-in tutoring for all students in Bio 1A. Students can come in and talk to a tutor on a first-come, first served basis. The tutors work with students individually or sometimes in small groups, and can answer questions about lectures, course texts, homework problems, sample exams and labs.

No prior signing up is required for Drop-in tutoring. Just come by! Drop-in tutoring is a great way to meet and work with fellow students as well as to get assistance with your course work.

Individual Tutoring
The SLC can sometimes provide a small number of students with weekly 1-on-1 tutors for Bio 1A. Because of limited resources, we typically do this for students who are having difficulty with the course. If you might be interested in having a weekly meeting with a tutor, please email Richard Gibson at rgibson@berkeley.edu.

Mock Exams for Bio 1A
Mock Exams occur the weekend before each midterm or final in the course and are typically three hours long. At a Mock Exam, students will be given a practice exam written by the SLC and about an hour to work on it like it was a real exam. Then, tutors will go over the Mock Exam with an emphasis on providing tips on how to approach the real midterm or final.

Mock Exams are designed to assist students in self-assessing their comprehension of the course material and problem solving skills. Answers to Mock Exams are not printed or posted

The time and location of the Mock Exam for Midterm #1 will be posted by Mon, Sept 22.

Announcements

The deadline for signing up to be in an SLC Science Study Group is Thursday night, September 4th at midnight.

All Study Groups and Tutoring begin on Monday, September 8th.

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