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TimestampWhat do you think the TAs do well?What do you think the TAs could do to improve?What changes could improve the CS open studios or the process of obtaining help on your assignments generally?About how often do you come to CS open studio time or ask a TA for help?Which CS classes are you taking this semester?
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11/13/2013 17:44:05Challenge you by first letting us try ourselves before they intervene to help. They're doing great! Having tutoring hours where TAs pick a random CS topic and teach could be useful. A few times per weekCS128
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11/13/2013 19:57:06They're pretty good at finding out why your program isn't working and helping figure out what needs to be done.If they were more aware of the parameters of our assignments and had access to everything we need during our lab period, it would be easier for them to provide clear help.Once a weekCS128
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11/13/2013 20:41:48yesThey are sometimes slow. Also many of them say they haven't used C++ in a while, so this seems to hinder their ability to help.The only thing I would recommend is posting the hours somewhere on moodle because I keep forgetting.Once a weekCS128
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11/13/2013 22:00:26They try to understand the problem as much as possible to help. Their communication skills on how to solve specific coding problems. More time slots should be made availableHardly everCS128
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11/13/2013 22:02:34Helping deal with command line stuff and helping explain what an error means.
Kristin is amazing at this stuff!		Once a weekCS128
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11/13/2013 22:28:42n/an/aI feel like the hours need to be publicized more. Perhaps I've not paid enough attention, as they're posted in the acl, but that's how I feel. Reiterating studio hours would almost assuredly increase their attendance.

I've noticed tendencies in other students. There'll be five or six of them in the acl the night before something is due. Maybe this is a good time to target?

-George		Hardly everCS128
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11/14/2013 18:20:04Explain problems, relate with the student's problems wellBecoming candor with responses, explaining and pointing out solutions that are not within the student's awarenessImplementing the question/answer forum that have been promised at the start of the classHardly everCS128
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TAs should specialize, that is focus on 1-2 courses/semester and know the current assignment, etc.Consider 1 Earlham CS Piazza classAdd to the TA guideline document, discuss with TAs at start of spring semester
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1D9jCSG1MRpCiZuF8CvI9tXf0gctjRjMhYMyX0xU9E04/edit?usp=sharingDonna Keesling T.A. TrainingCS101 - Deeksha, Kristin, CS256 - Alex, 3 hours a week
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