rates by decreasing course failure rates. SI targets historically difficult courses by placing a model student (SI Leader) in the course to provide weekly review session. Review sessions focus on active learning and collaboration to help students improve study, critical thinking, communication and social skills. SI is uniquely proven to improve the academic success of underrepresented minorities and first-year students.
Spring 2016
Supplemental Instruction Performance Summary
Midterm Final
SI Non-SI SI Non-SI
Mean Course Grade 2.5 2.1 3.0 2.3
Mean DFW Rate - - 7.4% 32.71
Mean Course Grade 2.2 2.5
The Academic Center of Excellence provided Supplemental Instruction (SI) for students in 7 courses in the College of Arts and Sciences: Biology 101 (two sections), History 103, Mathematics 120, and Music 130 (two sections). The data suggest that in general SI participants receive higher course grades than non-participants. SI participants have lower DFW rates than non-participants.
SI support will be expanded to the following high-risk courses in Fall 2016:
BIO 101, 107
MAT 115, 120, 131
ECO 321
IGS 201
SOC 203
PSY 200
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