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In addition to Student Services, Arapahoe Community College participates in Supplemental Instruction.

Supplemental Instruction
- a Beginning at ACC

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OVERVIEW

• Supplemental Instruction (SI) Program

• SI Leaders

• Reasons Educators Choose SI

  • Institutional Benefits

  • Student Benefits

• How SI Differs From Other Study Sessions
  
• Supplement Instruction Guidelines

Supplemental Instruction Program

• Increases Student Performance and Retention
• Regularly Scheduled, Out-of-Class, Peer Facilitated Sessions
• Begins The First Week Of The Term
• SI Sessions Near Course Classroom
• SI Sessions Available To All Students

SI Leader

• Demonstrated Competence In This or Comparable Course
• Leader is Introduced On The First Day Of Class
• Model of Thinking, Organization and Mastery of Discipline
• Take Part In Intensive Two-Day Training Session
• SI Leader Attend All Class Sessions, Takes Notes, Reads All Material
• Conduct Three or More 50 Minute SI Sessions Each Week
• Integrate How-to-Learn With What-to-Learn
• SI Leader Reports to SI Supervisor at Least Three Times During Term

 Reasons Educators Choose SI

Institutional Benefits

• SI Reduces Attrition While it Raises Student Performance
• SI Supports Faculty Maintaining Higher Standards
• Classroom Experience Enhanced Not Duplicated
• Evaluation on Student Performance
• SI is Cost-Effective versus 1 on 1 Tutoring

Student Benefits

• SI Proactive and Participatory Rather Than Reactive & Passive
• Student Earn Higher Grades and Effective Study Skills
• Collaborative Learning Experiences With Assimilation Campus Culture
• SI Makes Efficient Use Of Study Time
• Develop Friendships Among Students and Staff

How Does SI Differ From Other Study Sessions

• SI Leaders Attend Classes & Read Assign Texts
• SI Leaders Are Trained to Achieve Content-Competency
• Information Includes Note-taking, Anticipating Test Questions
• Memory Aids Other Types of Study/Review Sessions
• Rigorous Evaluation By Student Performance

Supplemental Instruction Guidelines

• Class Attendance
• SI Leader Training
• Supervision
• Faculty Support
• Regularly Scheduled Sessions
• Integrate Content and Learning Skills
• Program Evaluation

Supplemental Instruction
Peer Assisted Study Sessions

Questions: Terry Harrison
Phone: 303-797-5841
E-mail: terry.harrison@arapahoe.edu

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