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Show Class designed to aid study, GPA Although "Study Systems" has been at the University for only two years, a graduate from the program wouldn't recognize rec-ognize it today. Under the new directorship of Ian Griggs, the program is undergoing extensive exten-sive re-vamping. Study Systems is an organization run by the Bureau of Educational Research. Designed to help entering students who are "predicted failures," it has concen- students with high intelligence who arc making low CPA's because they have a heavy work or class schedule. About 200 students are enrolled. Study Systems aims to instill a general philosophical approach to coping with the system. Many of the students' problems prob-lems are a lack of organization and an (Continued on page 4, column I ) trated on helping students develop study skills in an effort to improve their CPA's. The program's emphasis has been on entering freshmen. At orientation, all freshmen are assigned to a counseling session. On the basis of ACT scores and high school transcripts, future college CPA's are predicted. Those classified as "potential failures" are in turn referred to Study Systems. Although the primary emphasis is on freshmen, all class levels are encouraged to take this class. Classified as General Education 197, the class has four sections and offers three hours credit. It may be repeated, in which case credit is arranged on an "independent study" basis. Study Systems is a class not only students with low intelligence who are barely making it but also for many Counselors need interest in study skills for credit (Continued from page 1) overcstimation of their ability to learn all the material in a specified speci-fied length of time. Using broad behavioral modification techniques, tech-niques, Study Systems encourages encour-ages students to divide course work into small, manageable units of a week at a time, and to develop a constant rate of learning. learn-ing. Students are taught special techniques such as how to improve im-prove their reading rates and comprehension. Self-records are kept by each student to assist in planning their study schedule. They are taught how to analyze their individual classes within the first week, to learn what the professor expects, at what rate they are expected to learn, etc. Students who took this class fall quarter raised their fall CPA by approximately .75. Although this level of raise in CPA dropped for students taking the class in winter and spring quarters, quar-ters, a definite correlation was seen in the effects that Study Systems had on those quarters' CPA. Improvements have been recorded where the total CPA has actually risen one or two points. In the past, the program was operated with one director, a varying number ol graduate students stu-dents and a counselor. Classes were divided into sections of 50 students. A new approach is being planned for fall quarter. The individual sections of 50 students stu-dents would be divided further, ideally into smaller groups of five students under the supervision of a counselor. This would facilitate facili-tate a more direct person-to-person approach. In order to implement this new approach so dependent upon a 1-5 teacher-student ratio, 40 counselors would be needed. To meet this demand, Study Systems is soliciting potential counselors from all academic departments. de-partments. No pre-requisite training in study techniques is required. Although a fairly high CPA and upper class standing are desirable, the most important impor-tant quality a potential counselor coun-selor should have is a high interest in this type of a program. pro-gram. Counselors can obtain credit under "independent study" though several departments have arranged a basis for independent research. Interested students should call 581-8193 in the mornings or drop in at the Study System office, Bldg. 418 (across from the SEC). All those selected as conselors will then be given a workshop training session one week before classes start. |