*Free responses for #10:
the tutorial center so I can't do my work -Tutors have different availability than me (IT, TC)
Tutoring Survey, Fall 2008 De Anza Research
I work full time and can go there only in the evenings after 6 p.m. the tutorial center hours is not enough
and not worth my travelling that far to go to the tutorial center for 30 mins one day a week. Keeping it
open till 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays does not help. Suggest that you keep tutorial center open
till 7:30 p.m. or 8 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. and all 4 days of the week. If tutorial center help can be available
on Saturdays mornings or evenings that would be great too for those of who work 5 days work. Thanks (NT, IM,
TC)
Tutoring one on one makes me nervous I can't concentrate well Tutoring seems to be a bit bored (IM)
none (O)
i work full time and long days. It's very hard to get to the ctr before closing. (NT, TC)
Too busy, Lazy, and Not motivated to go (NT, IM)
My job, family, too much time spent doing homework. (NT, O, IM)
Never had or felt the need at the moment. (DH)
School Work girlfriend (NT, O)
I work and go to school, hard to find time. I have a person in a class ahead of me so that makes it easy to
find someone to help. I think that you need to learn the same way the tutor learns or it's difficult to
understand their method. (NT, IT)
The timeing, I don't mind having someone helping me but sometimes people do have an attidude about
helping you, and I like to strugle on my own it makes me feel that I did a great job and I reward myself for
doing that. I know that going to the tutorial center helps a litte, but sometimes I like to do it myself. It
does not mean that I will not go but it depends on what it is. (NT, IM)
For one I do not know where it is located. Sometimes it is hard to understand someone who has a really
deep accent and it becomes frustrating. Other times it is because of my schedule. (TC, IT, NT)
SCHEDULING CONFLICT (NT)
I do attend and I am very happy with who I have. My only thing (nothing to do with the center) I work full
time. So I have adjust my work schedule which is not always easy. But I am making it work.THANK YOU (NT)
time, tutors never seem to help, and its never set in stone (NT, DH, TC)
no time,never thought of it,and think i do better by myself, if i have questions i will ask friends of mine. (NT, O, DH)
don't have time. sometimes it doesn't help. tutor is impatient. (NT, DH, IT)
Don't have time. I don't know where to go. BUT I REALLLYYY NEED A TUTOR FOR MATH. (NT, TC)
none. The tutor center plays a very important role in my academic success. I go every day that I am on
campus to get help. (O)
not really open myself, kinda stuck up, and lazy to do something with people! (IM, IT)
Times Being able to choose a tutor would be nice (NT, IT)
1. time schedule 2. homework 3. work/ job (NT, IM)
1. Tutors with great command of the subjects are not always at the center, because they are students
and have classes to attend, and 2. It would be great if center posted by subject and tutor's name some
kind of a schedule this will help gauge my own schedule to fit the tutor's availability. In response to Q3,
this quarter is my first time using DeAnza tutoring center. (IT)
time management interest atmosphere (NT, IM, TC)
Schedule Conflict. However, I found it very hard this quarter to get help in my Math 114 / Algebra 3 class.
I attended drop in tutoring 7 times, and only got help the first time I went early in the morning. The other
six times I went in the afternoon, and the tutors usually would tell me they had to leave. And when I
would call, the center, they would not schedule me for 1 on 1 appointments, so I stopped going. (NT, IT, TC)
I went their once, the services was good but I no need it because I have the help at home. I heard from
some friends who used the services that the tutorial did help some of them. (DH)
Dance practice -in between classes -going home alone late at night the fact that my classes ends late. (NT)
Sometimes I can't understand what my tutor is saying due to heavy accent -Sometimes its too noisy in