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Supplemental
Instruction 1. The SI
(Supplemental Instruction) program targets traditionally difficult
academic courses--those that
have a high rate of D or F grades and withdrawals--and provides
regularly
scheduled, out-of-class, peer-facilitated sessions.
2. SI does not identify high-risk students, but rather identifies
historically
difficult classes.
3. Assistance begins the first week of the term.
4. SI sessions are open to all students in the course and are
attended on a
voluntary basis free of charge.
5. SI leaders attend all class sessions, take notes, read all
assigned material,
and conduct three or more 50-minute SI sessions each week. SI
sessions
integrate how-to-learn with what-to-learn.
6. SI participants earn higher course grades and withdraw less often
than
non-SI participants. Also, data demonstrate higher reenrollment and
graduation rates for students who participate in SI.
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