Supplemental Instruction
Fall term 2009 SI Tentative Schedule of Sessions
BIO 101 in SMSU 439:
- Mondays: 1-2 pm, 2-3 pm, 3-4 pm
- Tuesdays: 5:30-6:30 pm
- Wednesdays: 8:45-9:45 am
STATS 243 in various locations
STATS 244 in SMSU 439
- Mondays: 8-9 am, 9-10 am, 1-2 pm, 2-3 pm
- Tuesdays: 12-1 pm, 1-2 pm, 4-5 pm, 5-6:30 pm
- Thursdays: 11 am-12 noon, 12-1 pm
Beginning dates for these sessions will be shared in the appropriate courses. Sessions are for students enrolled in these courses only.
Supplemental Instruction: Notes for Students
What is Supplemental Instruction (SI)?
- A learning enhancement program designed to organize and improve the ways in which students prepare for class
- An opportunity for students to participate in a smaller group focusing on those aspects of the class material which may be more difficult or benefit from alternative study methods.
- SI is not a substitute for class attendance but rather, as the name suggests, a supplement to it.
What are SI sessions and how are they conducted?
- The SI leader schedules and conducts several group meetings a week
- During sessions, the SI leader uses interactive learning strategies that encourage involvement, comprehension, and synthesis of the course content
- Effective study techniques and strategies are incorporated
- SI sessions are open to all students in the subject and are attended on a voluntary basis. All sessions are conducted on a drop-in basis; there is no need to schedule attendance or to attend every session.
How are subjects chosen?
SI targets historically difficult subjects.
Adapted from the University of Missouri-Kansas City
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