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Welcome to the Supplemental Instruction Program!
The Center for
Student Achievement is continuing the SI program during the
Spring
2012 semester. Designed by researchers in the Center for
Academic Development at the University of Missouri-Kansas City,
SI is a peer tutoring program used by hundreds of colleges and
universities throughout the world. Students who have performed
well in courses that are traditionally difficult are nominated
by faculty members who teach the courses to be SI leaders.
Nominees are then interviewed and selected by the SI Coordinator. SI leaders are paired with an instructor and paid to
attend all class sessions and to lead three study sessions
outside of class each week. They are also paid for their
preparation time.
Check out our SI video to hear testimonials of SU students!
Spring 2012
Subjects
offering Supplemental Instruction at Salisbury University
(Click
on course for details on the dates and times of SI sessions)
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Program Highlights
- Our Spring 2012 SI leaders have an average
cumulative GPA of 3.49 and in the Fall 2011
semester had an average GPA of 3.53.
- In the Fall of 2011 there were 1,218 SI
Sessions held throughout the semester.
- The mean GPA for students attending SI was
3.01 while the mean GPA for students not
attending SI is 2.62.
- During the Fall 2011 semester there were
4,893 SI contact hours.
The job....
The role of the
SI leader involves modeling behavior that translates to success
in the classroom. By attending the class, the SI leader is able
to understand faculty expectations. The SI leader works with the
students voluntarily attending study sessions by generating
relevant discussions and creating worksheets and test questions
that enable students to feel empowered when encountering
difficult material. SI leaders participate in extensive training
the week before classes begin each semester.
If you have any
questions, please contact Heather Holmes, CSA Director,
hwholmes@salisbury.edu
or Samantha Rohlander, SI Coordinator,
sxrohlander@salisbury.edu
What is Supplemental Instruction?
Supplemental Instruction is a
series of review sessions for students taking historically
difficult courses. SI is provided for all students who want to
improve their understanding of course material and improve their
grades. Attendance at sessions is
voluntary. For
you the students, it's a chance to get together with people in
your class to compare notes, to discuss important concepts, to
develop strategies for studying the subject, and to test
yourselves before the professor does, so that when he/she does
you'll be ready. At each session you will be guided through this
material by your SI leader, a competent students who has
previously taken the course.
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What's an SI leader?
Have you ever wished you could
so something over, knowing what you know now? That's impossible,
but you can come close in SI. SI leaders are students themselves
and are prepared to share with you what they have learned over
the years about how to study. They know the course content and
are anxious to help guide you through it. They'll be in class
with you every day, hearing what you hear, and reading what you
read. What they won't do is lecture;
their job is to help you
think about the lectures you
hear and the books you read, and then put it all together into
some kind of perspective during SI study sessions so you can
learn it more efficiently.
When do SI study sessions start?
Currently, SI
sessions are scheduled on weeknight evenings. However, on the
first day of class you will fill out a short survey to let the
SI leader know your class schedule. Each SI leader will set up
two or more study sessions a week at times that are best for the
majority of you. You can attend one or all of them (the choice
is yours) and each one will be different because you'll have new
material to discuss. SI study sessions are informal.
Bring your notes; bring your textbooks; bring your
questions.
What's in it for me?
If you attend SI sessions
regularly, chances are you'll earn a better
grade. You'll have
developed a better understanding of course content as well as
more effective ways of studying. This will help you in other
classes as well.
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