{"id":237079,"date":"2025-06-19T13:02:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/techmate\/?page_id=237079"},"modified":"2025-08-23T10:23:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T10:23:10","slug":"undergraduate-student-tas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/techmate\/actions\/undergraduate-student-tas\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Student TAs &#8211; Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=&#8221;Undergraduate Student TAs&#8221; button_one_text=&#8221;Back to All Actions&#8221; button_one_url=&#8221;https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/techmate\/actions\/&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;25px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#021024&#8243; 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_builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Description&#8221; module_id=&#8221;action-desc&#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-100px|||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>What is the Action?<\/h3>\n<p><span>To use a diverse pool of undergraduate students as teaching assistants (TAs) in computing labs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Facts&#8221; module_id=&#8221;action-facts&#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-100px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; custom_css_free_form=&#8221;||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Quick Facts to Support this Action<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"testimonial-box\">\n<p>The use of undergraduate students as teaching assistants <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/2538862.2538865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have been shown to help retention<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2110.06090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">particular benefit for retention of female students.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>The presence of peers (which TAs can be seen as) in an undergraduate classroom or lab <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2110.06090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has been shown to motivate less confident students to ask questions<\/a> in a male dominated environment.<\/li>\n<li><span>Research indicates that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/psychology\/articles\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2023.1012701\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">students\u2019 relationships with other peer students is more closely associated with their academic achievement<\/a> that student-lecturer relationships.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The use of a <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3441636.3442314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diverse pool of teaching assistants, in terms of gender and race, has contributed to better female retention.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>1\/3 of student assistants with different major in a New York university declared <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/pdf\/10.1145\/3159450.3159556\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">computer science as their major following their TA experience<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;implement &#8211; 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Unresolved questions\/confusion are referred to the lecturer\/instructor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-dropdown\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"toggleDiv('1'); return false;\">\u27a4 Provide Feedback<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"1\" class=\"dropdown-content\">TAs have been used to provide detailed feedback on course assignments, especially where the lecturer has time limitations for that themselves.<\/div>\n<p class=\"text-dropdown\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"toggleDiv('2'); return false;\">\u27a4 Upload Learning Materials<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"2\" class=\"dropdown-content\">Additionally, they were putting class notes\/updates online where needed.<\/div>\n<p class=\"text-dropdown\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"toggleDiv('3'); return false;\">\u27a4 Practical Sessions<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"3\" class=\"dropdown-content\">TAs can be very useful in a lecture scenario where there is a delivery with coding in real time and where labs are organised in the evening\/afternoon hours when students tend to need help with their assignments.<\/div>\n<p>\n<script>\n    function toggleDiv(id) {\n      var x = document.getElementById(id);\n      x.style.display = (x.style.display === \"none\" || x.style.display === \"\") ? \"block\" : \"none\";\n    }\n<\/script>\n<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;implement &#8211; 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return false;\">\u27a4 Contact undergraduates<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"toggle-contact\" class=\"dropdown-content\" style=\"display: none;\">Contact all undergraduate students starting from year 2 to apply for a TA role.<\/div>\n<p class=\"text-dropdown\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"toggleDiv('toggle-advanced'); return false;\">\u27a4 More Advanced<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"toggle-advanced\" class=\"dropdown-content\" style=\"display: none;\">Reach out to students who have completed courses at a more advanced level.<\/div>\n<p class=\"text-dropdown\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"toggleDiv('toggle-mentors'); return false;\">\u27a4 Former Mentors<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"toggle-mentors\" class=\"dropdown-content\" style=\"display: none;\">Invite former peer mentors to serve as TAs.<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;implement &#8211; costs\/efforts&#8221; module_id=&#8221;action-implement-cost&#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-100px|||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Costs\/Efforts Involved<\/h3>\n<p><span>As teaching assistance is an activity that would commonly be remunerated, the following are examples of remuneration options that have been implemented:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-dropdown\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"toggleDiv('toggle-vouchers'); return false;\">\u27a4 Vouchers<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"toggle-vouchers\" class=\"dropdown-content\" style=\"display: none;\">Provide vouchers to TAs (experience from TU Dublin);<\/div>\n<p class=\"text-dropdown\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"toggleDiv('toggle-payroll'); return false;\">\u27a4 Payroll<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"toggle-payroll\" class=\"dropdown-content\" style=\"display: none;\">Run a payroll for TAs and <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3017680.3017725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pay them hourly;<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"text-dropdown\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"toggleDiv('toggle-credits'); return false;\">\u27a4 Credits<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"toggle-credits\" class=\"dropdown-content\" style=\"display: none;\">Compensate students <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/1953163.1953187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with credits;<\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"text-dropdown\"><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"toggleDiv('toggle-scholarship'); return false;\">\u27a4 Invite School Students<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"toggle-scholarship\" class=\"dropdown-content\" style=\"display: none;\">Invite <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/1167350.1167453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">students on a scholarship<\/a> to participate.<\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;eval&#8221; module_id=&#8221;action-eval&#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-100px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3><span>Evaluation Approach<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>To learn about students\u2019 experiences, course assessment feedback surveys have been send out <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3159450.3159556\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to students of the course<\/a>. Same study used focus groups for TAs, to get a deeper understanding of how the initiative benefited them as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>An <a href=\"https:\/\/assessment.wisc.edu\/best-practices-and-sample-questions-for-course-evaluation-surveys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">example of TA related questions from Best Practices and Sample Questions at University of Wisconsin-Madison is available here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Extract topics for the survey in relation to TAs:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The TA presented the material in an interesting and engaging way.<\/li>\n<li>The TA fostered intellectual communication among my peers.<\/li>\n<li>I felt comfortable asking my TA questions.<\/li>\n<li>The TA was willing to answer questions.<\/li>\n<li>The TA was able to answer questions clearly and completely.<\/li>\n<li>The TA was committed to teaching and aiding students.<\/li>\n<li>If given the opportunity, I would enroll in a section led by my TA again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Qualitative, open-ended response:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are there distinctive qualities about the TA that you would like to highlight?<\/li>\n<li>What are one to three specific things that your TA does particularly well to support student learning?<\/li>\n<li>What might your TA do to improve their teaching?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;consider&#8221; module_id=&#8221;action-consider&#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-100px|||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span>Next Actions to Consider<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span>Consider using this action along with some others, such as for instance <a href=\"https:\/\/ascnet.ie\/techmate\/actions\/buddy-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buddy Systems.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;References&#8221; module_id=&#8221;action-references&#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;gcid-body-color&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||-100px|||&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{%22gcid-body-color%22:%91%22text_text_color%22%93}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"boxed\">\n<p>N. Albarakati, L. DiPippo, and V. Fay-Wolfe. <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3441636.3442314\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rethinking CS0 to Improve Performance and Retention<\/a>. In Australasian Comp. Ed. Conf., pages 131\u2013137. ACE \u201921, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Best Practices and Sample Questions for Course Evaluation Surveys. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Retrieved: <a href=\"https:\/\/assessment.wisc.edu\/best-practices-and-sample-questions-for-course-evaluation-surveys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/assessment.wisc.edu\/best-practices-and-sample-questions-for-course-evaluation-surveys\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>P. E. Dickson, T. Dragon, and A. Lee. <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3017680.3017725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using Undergraduate Teaching Assistants in Small Classes<\/a>. In SIGCSE \u201917, pages 165\u2013170. ACM, 2017.<\/p>\n<p>E. Dickson. <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/1953163.1953187\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using undergraduate teaching assistants in a small college environment.<\/a> In SIGCSE \u201911, pages 75\u201380. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>M. Fryling, M. A. Egan, R. Y. Flatland, S. Vandenberg, and S. Small. <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/3159450.3159556\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catch \u2019em Early: Internship and Assistantship CS Mentoring Programs for Underclassmen<\/a>. In SIGCSE \u201918, pages 658\u2013663. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>S. McKeever and D. Lillis. <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/pdf\/2110.06090.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Addressing the Recruitment and Retention of Female Students in Computer Science at Third Level<\/a>, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>R. Tashakkori, J. T. Wilkes, and E. G. Pekarek. <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1145\/1167350.1167453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A systemic mentoring model in computer science.<\/a> In ACM-SE 43, pages 371\u2013375. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Obligations and Expectations for Undergraduate Teaching Assistants \u2013 Carnegie Mellon, 2002. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/teaching\/resources\/PublicationsArchives\/UGTA_TAs-v2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/teaching\/resources\/PublicationsArchives\/UGTA_TAs-v2.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>L. D. Thompson, C. Eney, R. Davis, and T. Grady. <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.acm.org\/doi\/10.1145\/2538862.2538865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recruit and retain women in undergraduate computing: success stories using research-based practices.<\/a> In SIGCSE \u201914, pages 541\u2013542. ACM, New York, NY, USA, 2014.<\/p>\n<p>X. Yu, X. Wang, H. Zheng, X. Zhen, M. Shao, H. Wang, and X. 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