1. MSJC Supplemental Instruction (SI)
SI Coordinator: Janice Levasseur, M.S.
MVC Math Center Coordinator
Instructor of Mathematics
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2. In Our Students’ Words . . .
“SI sessions were enlightening, engaging, interesting and helped me understand the many topics we covered.” ~ SI Student, Hist 112
“SI sessions helped me understand material that I wasn’t clear on in lecture.” ~ SI Student, Math 110
“SI better helped me understand the homework and the material taught in class. Every class should have SI.” ~ SI Student, Math 090

3. Supplemental Instruction (SI)
proven comprehensive form of on-going student support
puts in to place the structure of a successful-student practice, group study
“Students who study together learn two and a half times as much in the same amount of time as students who study alone.”
Johnson, R. T. , & Johnson, D. W. (1986). Action research: Cooperative learning in the science classroom. Science and Children, 24, 31 – 32. See also: Johnson, D. , Maryuyama, G., Johnson, R., Nelson, D., & Skon, L. (1981). The effects of cooperative, competitive and individualistic goal structure on achievement: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 89, 47 – 62.
In developing the program, Dr. Martin surveyed “successful” students (medical, pre-law) to find out what they did. Group Study.
Johnson and Johnson study  important qualifier So long as the group stays on task.

4. Student participation is voluntary
SI Leader, a model student, facilitates out-of-class review sessions that incorporates what to learn (course content) with how to learn it (study skills).
Student participation is voluntary
Historical and in-house data suggests that students who participate in SI have higher success and retention rates.
SI models that typical successful student habit (group study) by putting into place the study group and then ensures its productiveness by providing an SIL

5. MSJC Results Fall 06 – Spring 09
SI success 74%
NonSI success 48%
28%
11%
I took over the coordination of SJC SI program at the end of the Spring 2009 semester. Unfortunately, the first semester we have data for SJC is Spring 2009.
MVC section total, SJC – 9 sections
Participation rate higher at MVC (attribute to longer standing program)
ARCC Indicators: “Successful Completion” and “Persistance Rate”
Census Enrollment: SI Group: 755 (49%)
Student Contact: Hours
SI GPA: Non SI GPA: 2.00

6. Class Selection Historical In-house Data Grant Funding Instructor
MSJC Grades – identify “difficult” courses
< 60% success rate and > 20% Withdrawal rate
Grant Funding
BSI – basic skills math and English
STEM – transfer level math and science
Instructor
Instructor-SIL match

7. Future of SI at MSJC District SI Coordinator in place
Continued Funding
LRC, Grants (BSI, STEM)
Student and Instructor requests
Viable Form of Student Support
Bullet 4 – many schools have an SI program – keep MSJC competitive

8. More Information Data available by Contact Janice Levasseur
Site (MVC, SJC)
Funding (STEM, BSI)
Class
Contact Janice Levasseur
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9. MSJC – MVC Results Fall 06 – Spring 09
SI success 73%
NonSI success 46%
29%
11%
31 section total
Census Enrollment: SI Group: 615 (50%)
Student Contact: Hours
SI GPA: Non SI GPA: 2.00

10. MSJC – SJC Results Spring 09
SI success 78%
NonSI success 54%
26%
13%
Spring 09 – 9 sections
Census Enrollment: 322 SI Group: 140 (44%)
Student Contact: Hours
SI GPA: Non SI GPA: 2.13