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Supplemental Instruction

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Supplemental Instruction (SI)

What is SI?

Supplemental Instruction (SI) incorporates high-touch practice sessions that closely follow the content and lecture material of a course. In SI Sessions, students work collaboratively to practice concepts and problems from lecture. The SI Leader attends each lecture and prepares unique sessions throughout the week that incorporate active learning strategies and collaborative learning techniques.

How Can I Attend?

Weekly attendance is not mandatory for SI, but research shows* that when students attend SI sessions regularly, they are less likely to withdraw, receive a D grade, or receive an F grade. Research also shows that SI sessions have the ability to raise a students’ letter grade by up to 0.5 points. To sign up for SI sessions, visit our TutorHub information page for instructions or directly log in on the LSS Tutor Hub using your Cruz ID gold login.

^{Dawson, Phillip, Jacques van der Meer, Jane Skalicky, and Kym Cowley. “On the Effectiveness of Supplemental Instruction: A Systematic Review of Supplemental Instruction and Peer-Assisted Study Sessions Literature Between 2001 and 2010.”}^{Review of Educational Research 84, no. 4 (December 2014): 609–39.}

“I know what Large Group Support is - what is the difference between that and SI?”

Differences between Large Group Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction
Large Group Tutoring Support	Supplemental Instruction (SI) Support
1-2 Large Group Tutors hired, typically Each tutor prepares one session per week and holds the session repeatedly throughout each week Focuses on the content of the week rather than each lecture 15 student max	Number of SI Leaders is dependent on enrollment numbers (to give more availability for students). 2-3 SI Leaders per course, typically Each SI Leader prepares a unique session for each lecture of the week Focuses each practice session on the content of each lecture 15 student max

Supplemental Instruction is supported by GANAS Career Pathways - a Title V, Part A Developing Hispanic Serving Institution Program funded by the US Department of Education.