Caroline Koekkoek works as an English teaching assistant at Dordt College

2014 Jan 27

Dordt College Senior, Caroline Koekkoek, worked as an English teaching assistant who collectively served 549 fellow students during the fall 2013-14 semester at Dordt College. Koekkoek is majoring in secondary education and social science with an emphasis in middle school. She also has a minor in middle school classroom.

Services that tutors and teaching assistants perform include one-on-one and small group tutoring for specific courses, proofreading, and leading study sessions offered by the Dordt College Academic Skills (ASK) Center. The center saw 4,086 visits last fall from students seeking the free support services available to all Dordt College students.

Tutors and teacher assistants help students increase their learning in courses and develop skills needed to be successful in their college careers.

"Peer tutors and teaching assistants demonstrate the heart of what it means to be a learning community," says Pam De Jong, director of the ASK Center. "The interaction of tutors and students enables all participants to deepen their understanding of course content, evaluate their learning strategies, and hone their communication skills."

As an institution of higher education committed to the Reformed Christian perspective, the mission of Dordt College is to equip students, faculty, alumni, and the broader community to work toward Christ-centered renewal in all aspects of contemporary life. Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, is a comprehensive college named to the best college lists by U.S. News & World Report, Forbes.com, Washington Monthly, and Princeton Review. To learn more about Dordt College, visit www.dordt.edu.