Study Skills & Strategies (3S)
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Tutors
can use 3S as a powerful learning tool with their high school
and college students (tutees). Here are the three components of 3S:
Component A - Assessment
The 3S assessment contains 70 items that require your students to indicate their use of the study skills and strategies that are taught in the program.
A Narrative Report is automatically generated when a student completes an assessment. This report describes each of the study skills and strategies units. For each unit, your students' scores are reported along with one of three instructional recommendations: need instruction, need review, need no instruction. A hyperlink to instruction is provided for any unit for which a student needs review or instruction. Your students may take the assessment any number of times. This allows you to evaluate and monitor their progress and needs. The results for each administration are stored and can be retrieved and printed at any time.
Component B - Instruction
Each of the five units of instruction includes multiple interactive screens. The following learning model is used. First, your students are introduced to the strategy or skill. Second, they are shown examples of how the strategy or skill is used. Third, they practice the use of the strategy or skill. During this practice, your students are required to type responses in text fields that are provided. Pop-up screens provide feedback throughout the practice activities. Each sequence of instruction concludes with an optional application activity in which your students apply the skill or strategy to their actual class work.
Component C - Management
Each
assessment and application activity completed by a student
is automatically stored in a central file. The management component allows you to easily retrieve and print the assessment reports and
completed application activities for your students. You can type comments on the application activities and
send the work and comments back to your students. Your students can
then make changes and resubmit their work. This back and forth online
communication can be continued indefinitely. You can also have your
students email assessment reports and application activities to you
directly from the site, or print their work and bring it to you at their
tutoring sessions.
The Management Component also provides a Diagnostic Profile for each assessment completed by a student. This profile contains a bar graph of your students' scores along with instructional recommendations. It allows you to quickly identify students' instructional needs at a glance. The Diagnostic Profile for each completed assessment is stored and can be retrieved and printed at any time.
It
is very simple to use 3S with your students. Simply purchase
the Tutor Manager for a low one-time fee. Then have any number of your
students purchase the use of the program as individual students. They
may do this at any time. Click "Individual
Student" to learn how your students can do this.
Purchasing 3S
As a tutor, you are authorized to purchase the 3S Tutor Manager. The Tutor Manager includes 6 months use of Components A and B, and unlimited use of Component C. Use Components A and B to gain a full understanding of what your students will be doing in the program. This will enable you to effectively individualize your students' use of the program. Use Component C to monitor and direct your students' progress through the program.
You can purchase the Tutor Manager for $49.95. This price includes the activation fee. There is no shipping and handling charge. When you purchase the Tutor Manager, within 24-48 hours you will receive an email containing your personal ID for Components A and B, and your user name and password for Component C. Full directions for using all three components will be included in the email. Click below to order.
